Quoting: fckmattcooke
Intentionally short sighted. You only get so many more kicks at the can, and every year going forward it will be more difficult, everyone is a year older, Mikko's contract, then Cale's contract, you're in the heart of your window- you don't worry about Sam Malinski. Just like we don't worry about Justin Barron anymore
- The west is kind of weak compares to the previous 10 years. Next year could be more easy than this. Nothing suggests it will get harder.
- Big difference in Malinski and Barron. Barron made his short comings and lack of iq clear to f.o and they moved him (for an rfa). Malisnki while still a work in progress, has shown way more that Barron has on both sides of the puck.
- It was "first" cup or bust, they dont have that same stress where they'll completely empty their rhd prosepct pool again.
- Mack could have another monster season, same with Mikko and Makar, theyre in their primes and not exiting it anytime soon.
- Mikko needs a new deal next summer, moving G or Manson is the best way to make cap space for this. Moving Malinski is a horrible idea because we will need cheap dmen who play the avs style perfectly.
- Makar's next deal is in '27-'28, I aint stressing that.
-Malinski is not untouchable but it would hve to make more sense than this.