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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Panthers did it because they didn't want to sign long term contracts with Huberdeau and Weegar based on their ages, and decided that signing the much younger Tkachuk was a better bet. I doubt they thought that it would immediately make them better, they were looking more down the road.
And for all the comments about their teams, both teams are 2 games above .500 and Florida has the better goal differential.
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The Panthers strategy is a bit hard to pin down. They went all-in last year, trading away multiple 1st rounders to build a team for the present.
Then they tear it partially down to get Tkachuk - which is all well and good, but they won't have any 1st round picks to build around for the next three years.