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Originally Posted by Bunk
The rebuild should have begun the second it was clear Gaudreau was not signing an extension the moment he was eligible.
Imagine the draft capital that could have been acquired from various players of value. Now, forced into a rebuild having squandered that asset potential it rate limits the number of high end players really can be accumulated. So I worry we bottom out, and are only really able to bounce back up to the middle of the pack rather than true contention.
But all that requires an owner committed to that type of process with fans.
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I don't think it was clear that Gaudreau wasn't re-signing, until he actually didn't. Prior to that it seemed like it was a money issue. Gaudreau made a large demand, the team said now, then the team caved, but Gaudreau has a last minute change of heart following a discussion with his family.