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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Anything short of a Stanley Cup and letting those two walk would be a massive failure. I think you and I can agree this is NOT a Stanley Cup caliber team. Maybe playoffs, but we do not have what it takes to win 4 rounds of playoff hockey with the current talent in the lineup.
So, why delay the inevitable? May as well accumulate picks and prospects for these expiring vets. And it's not like they are bad players, we're trading some good quality and should receive quality back. That not only kickstarts the retool but also gives us a better chance of finding the franchise cornerstones we desperately need.
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I don't believe you can always know when you have a Stanley Cup contending team and IMO it's unrealistic to expect the dismantling of a team that is in the middle of the playoff picture. I get that it is enticing to start all over again but you will find yourself in this situation again.
Good teams try to deal with this stuff in the off season since they know they're not going to deal players for picks in the middle of the season. Good teams also let players play out their contacts too. Bad teams are bad and are sellers at the deadline. Maybe one of the reasons they're bad is because they don't make use of their own picks.
The losing streak really colors things for this team and we'd be having a different conversation if it didn't happen. But it did, and I'd like to see if they rattle off an equal winning streak. If the deadline was today, I'd trade them all. But it's not.