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Old 02-17-2024, 09:51 PM   #34
Slanter
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Originally Posted by Locke View Post
Ugh...on the one hand I hate this and the other its what I want.

The reason I hate this? While I'm not opposed to getting assets for pending UFAs and good players...we're still stuck and saddled with Huberdeau, Kadri, etc.

So we're in this weird 'in-between' place.
Great post, I feel the same way. Those contracts were signed to advance a 5-year competitive window, not worrying that the players might be old and useless entering a few years of rebuilding.

Instead we're starting a rebuild now, and they'll be useless right around the time we get competitive again.

It's a huge problem. The Dallas model is the one potential bright spot, as others have pointed out. But if those contracts could ever be moved, they should be. Kadri maybe. I don't see Huberdeau ever being moved.
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