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Originally Posted by Hackey
As soon as Gaudreau left and Tkachuk wanted out that was the time to start. Maximize Tkachuk for futures, maximize value with Hanifin and Lindholm having 2 years left, Lindholm coming off a career year. Mangipane career year. You would have set the team up to fall in the deep Bedard draft. You wouldn't be stuck with Huberdeau or Kadri. You'd have a clean slate cap wise. They would 100% be in a much better position today if they started 2 years ago. And the timeline would fit much better with the new arena.
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No team in a rebuild ever has a "clean slate" cap wise. SJ didn't - they had Karlsson who they managed to run to a better season and trade. And they had Hertl. Hawks have Jones. Dallas rebuilt while carrying hefty contracts.