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Originally Posted by Macho0978
I'd just keep Stetcher and I assume Kylington will be back too.
I agree that signing an UFA dman doesn't make sense, at least this summer. Step 1 of this retool is finding some high end star players. Sign a vet Dman just so we can pick 10-16 again next year doesn't really help.
Every move will depend on who actually wants to re-sign this summer. If Lindholm stays and we keep Toffoli and Backlund then maybe trading Hanifin for assets and signing a vet makes sense. But my guess is Lindholm will be gone this summer
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Yes, I agree with this. Stecher isn't going to hurt because we don't have to offer an 8-year deal. Just let people like Gilbert and Kuznetsov play. It's pretty unlikely the Flames are going to challenge for the Cup next year.
Assembling a core of 18-23 year-olds is what should be the plan over the next five seasons. Lock them up to max term RFA deals at 21-22. Then you can augment that with some Bjorkstrands or Barbashevs when the timing is right.