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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Somewhere in between of hold the line and tear it down would have been the best path. No scorched earth, but coming to terms with pieces that won’t be here long term and opening up some room for the next wave of talent. Those decisions need to be made regardless because of cap and the climbing salaries of Huby and Weegar.
Toffoli, Backlund, those should have been seriously explored IMO. Coming to terms with that direction less than 2 days before the deadline, when first round picks were flying around, would have been something that made a lot of sense.
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Backlund and Toffoli have been their best forwards this year. You remove them and you've sunk next season. Or worse - they get replaced with UFA signings in the summer.