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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Tough sell to the fan base to see their best players traded for futures, when they are already at 14 years out of the playoffs.
If they strip it down again, they are 5+ years away.
I guess going for 20?
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If Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin want out, they will get to 20+
I'm not suggesting they strip it down. When they traded Eichel, they had a a young Thompson who was ready to take over with Cozens coming behind him that looked to be good as well.
Buffalo will always have a problem attracting free agents and trading for veterans as they all have Buffalo on their no trade list.
If they traded for picks and prospects, they have options to make a move for the right player who does not have trade protection becomes available.
Why limit your options when moving these high-profile players? Most teams are limited to what they can offer Buffalo due to NTC issue. Flames were rumored to be after Byram, but Buffalo wanted players. Players the Flames would give up had NTC with Buffalo on their list and the players Buffalo wanted in return, the Flames wanted to keep. Similar story in all their trades since the Eichel deal. Navigating a possible trade with all the NTC issues would limit Buffalo's return dealing with 1 team. Take the best assets and wait for the right player to be available and they could have been good as they have signed their young guys to long term deals pretty consistently. Problem is they haven't turned the corner in time for the new core to be happy to stay as the team isn't having success.
Winnipeg is supposed to be similar to Buffalo, no issues when you are a good team. The Americans are even staying in Winnipeg.
Edmonton too.