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I wouldn't blow it up, just retool. The prospect pool isn't bad, actually it's in the best shape in years. Not just Heinola but also Samberg are NHL ready. Chisholm might be as well if given more opportunity. Lucius and Perfetti are elite prospects.. Ehlers and Connor are signed, our shutdown C is signed, main D core (JMo, Pionk, DeMelo) is signed. I believe a retool is what we need.
If Scheifele is moved you can get a solid return. If Dubois doesn't sing long term then it's going to be at least those two years so you have that 1C after all even though for a short period. I believe you can pick interesting players that are underperfoming in their current teams and if given the opprotunity (and fitting the system) they can perform very well. I'm not sure, though, if our GM is that elite NHL calibre one to shake things up effectively but who knows.. I would personally target D. Strome and could think of several other "cheaper" pieces