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Originally Posted by NegativeSpace
I agree that they should take the Lindholm and Backlund pressers as an indication that a retool is needed. A retool has centre depth of Kadri, Dube, Ruzy, and Zary, unless they get NHL ready back in a trade. I'm not sure we're competing for a playoff spot with those centres.
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It definitely depends on the type of return they get and if it is pure futures it is hard to see the team doing that well. Realistically though if Markstrom bounces back along with Kadri, Huberdeau, Mangiapane then they might not be any worse off than last year especially if they inject some youth into the lineup. The most important thing is they may have cap flexibility and a much healthier asset base to make moves now or build for later.