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Originally Posted by GioforPM
A Pelletier player is just fine at that spot. I'm saying there's no way getting a late first rounder is "rebuild over". The team has almost no proven D, and the ones in the pipeline are no locks. You are also putting huge faith in Wolf.
They might have more picks but right now their highest pick is 9th and the rest, depending on next year will be at that late first level, Vancouver and Vegas. If they trade a Marner or Markstrom, those are more late firsts (or maybe a second for Markstrom). That's fine for depth.
The contracts? They don't even matter at this point anyway, nor will they at any point in the next 4 years.
Rebuild is only over if they (a) hit on a really good player this year at 9OA and if they go 10OA or lower in 2025 and hit on that one too.
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The Las Vegas one is in two years.
Yeah, the contracts don't matter in the sense that I wouldn't pay anything to get rid of them, but if someone wants to take them on without us sending anything, be my guest.
Hopefully with these five 1st round picks plus whatever Markstrom brings we get a solid core with a star or two.