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Originally Posted by dammage79
Yeah, I think even now the FLA trade was the best deal.
Even with the 80m Huberdeau contract extension I still don't think this trade was the issue.
IMO, it really was the Kadri deal, trading a core leader (as Sutter put it, Captain) in Monahan paired with a 1st to dump his salary to fit Kadri in was the back breaker. In hindsight, letting Monny ride into the sunset of this contract and keeping the 1st would have really alleviated a lot of the issues moving forward and perhaps even changed the entire dynamic of the team this season. Ruzicka would have had more room to operate when the Monahan injuries piled up again. And then moving forward we wouldn't have 7m tied up for 6 more years.
I won't hold it against Tree though. I see and understand the reasoning that move was made.
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In hindsight, with more agressive LTIR strategy they still could have signed Kadri. Or some other centre. Or used that first rounder in a trade for a younger centre.