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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
It gets tough pretty quickly.
Hard to see Tkachuk, Bennett, Mangiapane, and Dube all on the team in 5 years.
Hanifin, Valimaki and Andersson seem like fairly easy picks. And probably Monahan.
Then it gets really tough. Gaudreau, Lindholm, Hamonic are possibilities. Goalies are wildcards across the board.
I think my list would be: Monahan, Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Lindholm, Dube, Hanifin, Valimaki, Andersson. Eight guys. And Parsons.
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I included Tkachuk because I think this contract or the next two, if he signs a two year deal, get him to 5 years from now. Obviously Andersson and Valimaki too. Dube if he works out, but the sample size is pretty small. Not Kylington only because of expansion. Hamonic I think is a guy who likes it here, and could conceivably choose to be a lifer. I suppose that could apply to Monahan and Mangiapane, but that's projection on my part, based on not very much. Everyone likes to think Gaudreau will have loyalty, but what evidence is there either way?