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Just might NEED to have Matthews in hand NOW in order to ENSURE Bedard goes to ARZ (assuming they win the lottery and draft him). The LAST thing ARZ needs is an Eric Lindros to the Nordiques situation. Having Matthews on the roster prior to the 2023 draft would all but ensure Bedard goes there if they draft him. That top line of Keller/Matthews/Bedard would be... well... WOW! Talk about turning a franchise around! And don't give me the "thats too much for them to give". They still have Ghost on the back end, Brodie as a stabilizing veteran presence on the back end for their young D like Moeser, Valimaki and Mayo, and they would still have Guenther and Crouse for 2nd line wing duties. ARZ would be more than fine.