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Originally Posted by GioforPM
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.
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Purgatory.
But you have an entertaining player who wants to be there at below market value. If you tell him you'll be tearing things down and he's still happy to come, why not? You can try for an NYR style thing and you've already got your Panarin. Gaudreau didn't hurt CBJ's Bedard chances.