Quoting: LostFlow
But it was entirely predictable that the wheels would fall of the bus, just not when. The Seabrook contract helped guarantee there would not be a 4th ring.
If you want to build a longterm contender, you need to be, much as I dislike them, the Patriots. They sold high on key pieces to get the parts for the next championship, let stars walk. That is how you keep winning. Not by spending high percentages of your cap space on declining (or soon-to-be) stars.
I certainly agree that Brent Seabrook is not the only reason for 3 Stanley Cup championships coming to Chicago because there were 20 other players for each Cup win.
I also agree that Brent Seabrook is replaceable.
Where I disagree with probably most people that voted no on here is over whether Jordan Binnington is replaceable for St. Louis.
Let's say you refuse to give Binnington this extension, which everybody seems to hate on here.
Binnington then walks out on the Blues in the offseason as a UFA.
Who replaces Binnington as the starting goalie for the Blues next season?
Ville Husso?
Sometimes, you need to hand out a bad contract to keep a winning team together.
As you probably know from other bad signings from the past, it's part of the business.