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Originally Posted by Saqe
If you're sending Huberdeau and Weegar to a playoff contender, they won't be sending any key pieces back from their team but picks and prospects. So the team would be clearly worse off this year. It's not a good look and I don't think it would happen given the ownership's apparent mandate to be competitive and not to rebuild.
I don't think they should extend Huberdeau, Weegar maybe depending what his demands are. Going from Gaudreau & Tkachuck to Huberdeau & Weegar isn't going to move the needle enough, they'll look different but better? I don't see it. Though they'll stay competitive if they re-sign both so I definitely think they're pushing for it.
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Oh, they will be a better team if the extend those two. Huberdeau > Gaudreau. Weegar >>> Gudbranson. They lose Tkachuk but I think that loss may be made up by (a) the defensive improvement which is significant and (b) players stepping up and (c) another acquisition, maybe down the middle.
As for TDL, obviously they aren’t getting a Huberdeau equivalent back. At that point it’s based on the future. But isn’t that what a lot of people, including you, think they should do right now?