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To me it's the kind of move you make when you win the lottery and add a Hughes/Kakko. No surprise both NJ and NYR made some significant moves this offseason. For us, the timing could be next offseason instead. If we are as bad as most think, we could have a good shot at Lafreniere or the other top guys. In a year, guys like Veleno, Zadina and Seider could also be ready to actually step in and be contributors, and Cholowski/Hronek/Rasmussen will also have more experience and development. That's when you could hit that "perfect storm" where the team takes a major leap. I think that's very unlikely this season, so adding Subban would just improve our chances of ending up in no-man's land, with no top 5 pick and no shot at playoffs.
Yeah, that's a crucial part of it. Getting that special youngster.
Still, what would having a Subban do for our youngsters looking for clean breakout passes, etc.
And I can't help but think of what a Subban brings to the Red Wings as a star African American in a predominantly African American city.