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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I don't make the Nylander deal without an agreed upon extension. I know the rebuild crowd will say you just flip him somewhere else for futures but that isn't the direction the club wants to go. It is a quick retool this team is looking at and that would mean signing Nylander. You can't dump Huberdeau and you need to get him someone he can play with, Nylander should be an excellent fit for the way Huby plays the game. I imagine the Leafs would require the same with Hanifin, an extension in place first.
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With the backend the Flames would have after trading Tanev and Hanifin the rebuild would happen because that backend loses a lot of games.