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Nothing realistic about this, just a fun thought experiment.
Players like Crosby, Pettersson, Letang, Acciari are the tenured vets who can hopefully pass the culture before some of them are traded.
Potential TDL sells: Crosby, Pettersson, Bunting, Rakell, Pionk. Left the last retention slot for Crosby to get a massive haul.
Pittsburgh immediately fills their draft capital and prospect pool with these deals to a decent level. A rebuild for the Penguins will probably at minimum take 5 years. I'd bet on it being another 7 years before they make the playoffs again in real life. This year was their last chance, New Jersey is taking that last Eastern playoff spot next year.