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Originally Posted by Jacks
It's pretty unlikely that he would have only brought a 3rd round pick with a year left at at 6.75M and they wouldn't have had to rebuild the entire team, he would have (or at least should have) brought back a good return. This isn't hindsight, plenty of people were calling for him to be extended or traded prior to his NTC kicking in. Regardless, here we are with no player and not even something as crappy as a 3rd round pick to show for it. If the Tkachuk situation doesn't get solved by some miracle this team really will need a rebuild and will be in a worse position.
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They were legitimate contenders last year and if Markstrom hadn't turned into a pumpkin against the Oilers who knows what happens.
You're just going to throw away a contending season so you can not lose a guy for nothing? That's a fair call - but speaking for myself after seeing Iginla/Bouwmeester trades return essentially nothing - I'd rather go for it when you have a chance instead of hoping for magic beans to turn out for you.