[TOfan]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

I just don't think that's wise to do, in light of the contracts already given out in Treliving's hubris. In three years this team is looking at a 33 year old Huberdeau, 35 year old Kadri, 32 year old Weegar, 34 year old Coleman, and 36 year old Markstrom for a combined $35 million, on top of whatever Lindholm is asking. Let's say, generously, that's a $43 million commitment to a core with an average age of 33.5, which is virtually untradeable for the duration of that time.

It's an incredible, and frankly unreasonable, risk to take for a core that has shown they're not even good enough to make the playoffs before they even start to decline.

You’re assuming all those players would still be here in three years. I think that’s unlikely.