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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I am not going to take the speculation of a reporter as gospel - it ain't fact until it's fact. But, if - IF - Hanifin and Backlund don't re-sign, then Conroy has to pivot towards a more thorough retool. Lindholm-Kadri-Backlund is a pretty good trio down the middle. But if you lose one of them (or two, if Lindholm also doesn't sign), then the team just doesn't have the strength down the middle to be competitive.
I think the team can trade Hanifin and carry on. I think they can trade Toffoli and carry on. But I don't think they can be competitive if they lose Backlund or Lindholm - you can't compete if you're weak down the middle. Accept it and embrace a retool.
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Agree but i dont think that the situation is horrible though. Lets assume backs, lindy, and hanifin want out.
Backs late first.
Lindy a first and a prospect.
Hanny a first and a prospect.
Vladar draft picks
Toffy at the deadline.
Use one of the first and seconds to go after anderson or dvorak in montreal preferably anderson.
Center anderson, kadri, dube, rucicka or one of the draft picks or prospects.
Andy hubby toff
Kadri mangi,coronnato
Dube pelts stormgren
Rucicka coleman duer
Over the next two years one if the Center prospects should graduate. Hopefully nate daniellson within two years we could have.
Nate hubby stormgren
Kadri mang coronnato
Dube duer yager
Rucicka pelts, zary
Thats a thick team with a lot if depth and skill littered through the line up. Every line has a veteran and enough depth to cover special teams.
I mentioned this in the can we retool on the fly thread and it seemed most didn’t want to go there but here we are?
Also yes im high on stormgren i think he has all the tools never mind whatever prospects we get out of the trades.