Rebuilding

I hope you're prepared for us to give up 4-5 goals a game at minimum with that defense. Good news is we'll probably score 3

That doesn't get you Chychrun, but even if it did- there's just no reason to trade for Chychrun if you're not going to compete while he's on this current contract. The whole reason his price is so high is because he outproduces a contract he's on for the next two years, not because he's some silver bullet defender. He alone doesn't make this team competitive if you're not meaningfully replacing the guys you've sold off this year up front, so you're not getting the benefit you're paying a high price for.

Faber is virtually untouchable for Minnesota. Let alone for a Dman that they cant afford to have on the team the next two years.

I think the blues bring in a defensive minded coach to help out. Montgomery was a huge loss, look at how we were last year with him and how the bruins are now. I think it’s coaching scheme.

The top 9 isn’t a bad lineup it will produce and with more offensive players on backend I think you see guys producing more for the team