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Think the mandate is:

1 - Get younger
2 - Get more skilled
3 - Get faster
4 - Utilize in house prospects to achieve first three goals
5 - Acquire players to achieve first three goals if not in the organization
6 - Acquire more draft picks - higher draft picks (first three rounds)
7 - Asset management - sign players for team friendly deals than do so, or move them
8 - Instill a culture where young players have to work and compete to get a spot
9 - Instill a culture where the expectation is to try and win every night
10 - Related to the last two have a strong veteran presence that helps to guide, coach, mentor, and set examples for the young players. On the ice, between shifts, between periods, between games, off ice, discipline, nutrition and fitness, and away from the rink habits (both at home and on the road - where to go, where to avoid in each city)
11 - Follow the plan step by step and prioritize each in individual circumstances but don't stop making changes and don't get over the skis trying to go faster than the organization, team, and individual players can adapt to productively.