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Originally Posted by calculoso
I agree the situation with so many pending UFAs is a supreme factor in what to do. If the top few want to abandon ship, then maximizing their return is critical. Still, there needs to be both a nucleus to build upon and an attraction factor to entice people to come. Huberdeau in my mind is one of those people that players want to play with (much like Gaudreau was). Getting rid of him means that attraction factor shifts to who - Kadri? Doesn’t work imo.
The main reason this debate about Huberdeau even started was the presumed return (moving up 3-4 slots in the draft). That isn’t anywhere close to enough, especially in a crap UFA year and without other “premium prospects” to trade for valuable players.
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You seem to forget that many of our view is that simply getting cap relief from Hubby would be substantial and unlikely to occur in any event.
And that cap space could be utilized to obtain assets if weaponized in a rebuild situation, like Chicago is rumoured to be doing (and has done).