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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I think the x-factor in choosing to stay in the win now mode and acquiring veterans was Sutter being behind the bench. He was here for the last time and it sure felt like he had the team pretty dialed for the entire season.
I wonder if he had decided to move on and retire after the Gaudreau/Tkachuk situation if the Flsmes would have taken the rebuild approach knowing they could likely rebuild to have an emerging team when the eventual new building was ready.
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If they chose the rebuild route after Tkachuk left I think they could have been a contender by the time the new building opened or at least very close. But maybe they also thought let's stay competitive now and bring in good revenue and once the new building opens that should draw fans by itself even if we aren't good and have to potentially start a rebuild then. Financially that makes some sense.