Not trying to be combative, but... no.. you didn't. You relied on a non-sequitur, because nowhere did I say every player on the roster in the future must be younger than Bedard. I am thinking from a cap standpoint of how the Hawks should look 5-6-7 years down the line. Kurashev doesn't necessarily fit into that unless the conditions I stated previously are met.
This is what "keep/extend Kurashev, he fits into the timeline" crew needs to be arguing in favor of.
Bingo. That's his most real value, and I think the Hawks shouldn't yet be scoffing at future draft capital because it places a lot more strain on existing prospects/players... including Kurashev being a better player at 30 than he is today and providing good value at whatever cap it takes to re-sign Kurashev into his UFA years.
I wasn't sold either way, but all I said is "there's a lot of appeal" which there absolutely is.