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Originally Posted by ComixZone
The team is in a spot where the players can be changed.
2024 UFAs:
Elias Lindholm
Noah Hanifin
Chris Tanev
Tyler Toffoli
Mikael Backlund
Nikita Zadorov
2025 UFAs:
Andrew Mangiapane
Dan Vladar
2026 UFA:
Rasmus Andersson
Jacob Markstrom
Contracts beyond that? Blake Coleman (‘27 UFA), Nazem Kadri (‘29 UFA), Jonathan Huberdeau (‘31 UFA).
The time to change the players is 100% now.
Going into next season with any expectation of this team being a top team is only going to lead to disappoint. The organization needs to focus on more than just next season. If there’s to be any hope here, 2023/2024 should be a write off.
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And on top of that, ownership is looking to get a new building. The absolute BEST time to be rebuilding is the 3 years prior to a new arena. The perfect scenario is to have an up-and-coming team when the new building opens.
But I don't see ownership coming to the same conclusion.