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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Because the goal is still to win. Detroit wants to be a playoff team this season.
ASP looks great - but if he reaches the level Hronek is playing at this season that would be a huge win for the pick. There is no guarantee he reaches that level.
If a player is good and you think they can help you win long term, then you should try to keep them. Hronek/Hanifin are 26 years old - they aren't some ancient 30+ year old players that aren't going to help you win.
That's what Tampa, Washington, and Colorado all did, even before they were winning.
You'll never build a winner if you trade all the players when they reach 26-28 years old for picks again. You shouldn't keep everyone, but you need to make sure you are identifying the right ones and keeping them.
Looks like Hronek was probably one of those guys they should have kept considering he looks like a top 20 d-man this season. You're not going to win with an entire Core that's 28 or younger - you need to have some balance.
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He looks like a top 20 D because he plays with Quinn Hughes who might be the best D in the league. Did anyone think he was a top 20 D before that? I think Devon Toews is overrated for the same reason.
Didn't Yzerman build Tampa Bay? There is no Point, Kucherov, Hedman, Sergachev in Detroit. He probably saw that and realized that it's preferable to have these prospects at their age instead of locking up half of Hronek's 30s.
And they have some very interesting prospects in their system. Helps when they're all emerging at the same time.