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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
It's a fair question, but IMO they absolutely should have done so, especially in comparison to what they did instead:
- on UFA day they traded 2nd+3rd+4th for Deangelo then signed 2x5M). 34pts and a team worst -28 (Hayes is 2nd at -16)...and apparently he his suspended right now, but at least it was for on-ice conduct 
Why not sign Gaudreau, and trade any forward(s) for help on the blueline? |
Sure, no doubt. But they are a better candidate for a rebuild than Calgary and they spun their wheels. They are paying a lot of mediocre guys long term. They could have been much better than 6.5% chance at Bedard, and have additional cracks at first round talent had they divested Konecny, JVR etc.
Look at their roster and contracts and tell me where they are as a franchise.