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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Utah is not in a position to be offering top prospects or picks at the moment with the way they’ve slid down the standings and are barely WC. They probably wait for a few more ELCs to come up, then spend some assets in the offseason on a seasoned vet or two that could help make a very good push next season.
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I suspect the likelihood that Ryan Smith bought a hockey team to move it to Utah to sit on assets while waiting for the perfect time to try to make the playoffs is quite low. Add in the fact that the West is quite weak this year and I fully expect them to trade future assets away at the deadline for players that could help them this year (and potentially beyond).
I would be very surprised if a team that has 27 million in cap space next offseason and only a couple players of substance to sign does not try to add at least one winger and one dman this season before the trade deadline and trades picks and prospects to acquire those players. I could be wrong but most teams that are close to the playoffs, have an excess of picks and prospects and have an owner who has made it clear that he wants a winner don’t sit around and wait.