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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 21, 2023 at 1:47 a.m.
Thread: Heres what the Wild could do if they didnt have Parise Suter hits
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>WJC_Enthusiast</b></div><div>Oh I know, I know there was no good option there but what they should've done was a 2-3 year retool starting in the 2021 offseason, and ending in the 2024 offseason, and then it would've been time for them to compete again.</div></div>

That’s essentially what’s happening anyways. They have basically all their picks, a top ranked prospect pool, young players graduating to the team and playoffs are still within reach after major injuries and a horrendous start

A retool/rebuild (ownership isn’t interested in the latter) changes nothing when it comes to the teams long term outlook and cap situation. Guerin has built a consistent playoff team with an emphasis on having a great culture in the room. That’s harder to do when you’re swapping pieces out for younger inexperienced players

TLDR:
- ownership has no interest in a rebuild
- a retool only lowers the team’s average age and likely doesn’t build the culture management wants, nor does it change how successful the team has been the past few years
- swapping out older players for younger players isn’t as important when you have a top ranked prospect pool that will be graduating multiple pieces in the same timeframe that you would I’ve envisioned

Basically, retool or rebuild while ideal, wasn’t fully on the table nor was is necessary to build a team with a strong longterm outlook
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