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Let's make this clear: This is a fire sale, not a rebuild. We don't have the required draft picks for that, nor the necessary personnel in the front office.
We have a young, incredibly talented core that ideally wants to stay here under different ownership. EK, Stone, Duchene and Chabot are all elite or close to it, and 28 or under. You absolutely, without a doubt, can build around these four guys, add a #2 C and a top-6 winger, and let the rookies develop properly and be competitive without going over the cap. This to me seems like what any organization would do under these circumstances. Also, competent ownership would be able to buy out Ryan or at least eat half of his salary to ship him out ASAP. That's how you make everything fit.
This seemingly inevitable overhaul is purely based on saving Melnyk money, nothing else. If you're buying what this snake oil salesman is selling, you're incredibly gullible or you have your lips stuck to his ass.
Or perhaps your name is Mark Borowiecki.
We have a young, incredibly talented core that ideally wants to stay here under different ownership. EK, Stone, Duchene and Chabot are all elite or close to it, and 28 or under. You absolutely, without a doubt, can build around these four guys, add a #2 C and a top-6 winger, and let the rookies develop properly and be competitive without going over the cap. This to me seems like what any organization would do under these circumstances. Also, competent ownership would be able to buy out Ryan or at least eat half of his salary to ship him out ASAP. That's how you make everything fit.
This seemingly inevitable overhaul is purely based on saving Melnyk money, nothing else. If you're buying what this snake oil salesman is selling, you're incredibly gullible or you have your lips stuck to his ass.
Or perhaps your name is Mark Borowiecki.