Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
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https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/464946
IMO, if Pens can get Tkachuk for Guentzel, Poulin and a 1st. They should do it.
Take it from a pens fan, the only time u miss draft picks is around draft time..lol.
Teams that are in the SC hunt and competitive every year, don’t have prospect development as a top priority. Although it is important. But, u only have a certain window to go for it.
Once it closes, the franchise just has to tank right. Trade off every asset on the team. And get 3-4 years of top 3-5 picks. The franchise is back.
The system should be one of the tops In the league if u do it right. Gets picks/prospects for all your assets. And top picks in 3-5 consecutive years. 3-5 top 5 picks and 3-5 high 2nd picks. And the late 1st, etc, you get for your tradable assets. Just like the LA kings did.
But u just can’t have a top 3 pick and then next season barley miss the play-off or have a .500 record and Draft in those 8-16 spots.
That’s where all the busts and mistakes are made. You want to stay out of there. It’s not a good place to be. Either in the play-offs, or tank, thats what fans should be hoping for now.
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You can’t fall in love with draft picks and prospects when u have a play-off team and a window. You have to go all-in. And worry about the rest as it comes.
I think the Sens fans now are so enamored with their prospects and the draft. That they like the draft process and prospects more than winning and winning a SC..lol.
Sens should be trading Stuetzle and this 10 overall
Pick along with M.Murray for Eichel. A top, elite C and their rebuild is over. They could start competing this season.
B.Tkachuk/Eichel/Batherson
C.Brown/J.Norris/Dadonov
Formenton/C.Tierney/C.White
N.Paul/Pinto/Watson
Chabot/Zaitsev
Sanderson/Zub
Brannstrom/J.Brown
*And still a ton of cap space.
That’s a competitive team for the next 4-8 seasons. They can stop their rebuild right now with 1 trade. You do it!!