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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
It's certainly possible that this was the only type of extension he was interested in signing here. I wouldn't be at all surprised. If that is true, though, I think the best option was to flip him for other assets.
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I'd agree if not for the current position of the team. Markstrom/Backlund/Tanev in the final years of their prime, Lindy on an amazing deal, and questionable prospect pool.
Also, 'having' to flip him based on untenable contract demand doesn't do a ton for his value (probably rental value). It is possible, albeit difficult to move him in a few years for positive value (see Kessel)...hopefully we avoid retaining any money though.
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I don't even think it necessarily has to be a rebuild - it depends what the assets are that you're trying to get back for him, and what you then do with those assets. The only thing it probably would rule out is a "we're pushing all our chips in right now and if we don't win it all in the next couple of years we're going to be the next Sharks", which, as I mentioned, is not a strategy I'm in favour of.
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As long as we don't trade an unprotected 1st, two 2nds, Zary (Norris), Dubé (Tierney), Ruzicka (Balcers), and Valimaki(?) (Demelo) to sign another 29 year old to an even worse contract, we should be okay.
MIN and DAL might be better situations to compare...though both of them have two big deals lingering, and we'll have to find our own Kaprizov/Heiskanen/etc. in the next few years for Huby to come back to bite us.