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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Adding Rossi and Byram and paying them ~combined 15-16 million a season for Kadri and Rasmus seems like a perfect way to stay in the 10-8th range in the conference with little cap flexibility going forward
Seems exactly what the Flames will try to do
Hate it. You aren’t winning anything with Center depth of Rossi , Frost , whoever
I guess you could (in theory) flip these players instead of building around them as they have less trade protection and control.
But if the plan is to have a new core of Rossi , weegar , Huberdeau , Frost , Cornato , Shags , Bahl , and hopefully Parekh I’m not sure what to think other then it’s going to be a painful next 3 years waiting (hoping) our mid/low first and 2nd rounders develop into a proper core .
It would be the one of the most expensive no star lineup in NHL history !
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I think you would feel a pretty big initial hit swapping out Rasmus + Kadri for Byram + Rossi.
Adding Byram + Rossi doesn't impede the rebuild, it speeds it up. You get immediately worse but your betting on youth with upside.
I see it as a route to get worse for 2 years, then have a big swing up in years 3+.
Alternatively, if you sold Kadri + Rasmus for pure futures, I think you'll be scrapping bottom for 4+ years.