I have said this before about rebuilds but the clock starts to tick when you sign your young stars to the long term big money deals. For people stating Ottawa is rushing they have 7 years that Tkachuk signed for and already burned through 2. The Flames pushed their rebuild forward when Monahan and Gaudreau signed their deals and our window effectively closed when Gaudreau walked for nothing. Montreal has paid Suzuki and Caufield so how many more years will they be okay picking in the top 5? In a lot of cases your window is as long as those second contracts for your young stars.
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