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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
The panthers had already turned things around before the tkachuk trade. they won the presidents trophy with Huberdeau and weegar. tkachuk inproved tuem but their biggest moves were more subtle - adding guys like Forsling and Bennett
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They didn’t like how the team played in the playoffs. After being bounced by the Lightning they wanted to build a roster that was harder to play against in the playoffs. Zito has spelled this out in interviews. He doesn’t name Huberdeau and Weegar, but it’s not hard to read between the lines.