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Originally Posted by gvitaly
That's true, but I could see it similar to Iggy choosing to go to COL. Instead of trying to join a Contender, join an up and coming team with a lot of young talent that's missing leadership.
I just don't know what would be Backlund's or Coleman's appetite to stay through a rebuild. For all I know Conroy and Backlund could have a similar agreement to what MTL has with Monahan this season - if the team sucks we'll trade you to a contender of your choice.
Obviously Ottawa isn't a contender, but I could see a lot more change than simply moving the UFAs in the offseason.
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TBF, it took Iggy two seasons of cup hunting with Pittsburgh and Boston to decide to go somewhere else and I think Colorado threw some money at him. Tanguay and Skaic may have talked him into it through their personal relationships as well, and Iggy might also have thought they were closer to sucecss than they actually were - they had ROR and Duchene coming into their prime years, Tyson Barrie and Erik Johnson were as well.