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Stormblaze

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Forum: Armchair-GM4 juill. 2018 à 21 h 47
Sujet: HOW THE LEAFS CAN KEEP THE BIG 4 --- WO/ ANY TRADES
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>graderman</b></div><div>A number of years ago, when “my” Hawks were contenders and spending up the ceiling, I foresaw them having lineups like this with many rookies and real young guys. Fortunately, they did win multiple Cups because this is exactly how it has played out. For your sake, I hope the TML do win next season because if your only desire is to keep your “Big 4”, the entire team will no doubt falter. It takes great asset and cap management to sustain a winning team in this hard cap era. An overpaid core few might win if they are lucky but also may fall short long term. The Chicago Blackhawks are a classic case because with just a little better management, they would still be contending and most likely adding to their 3 recent wins since ‘10. I don’t mean to always talk about the Hawks in comparison to present contenders; I think they are an example of how not to do things concerning sustainability.</div></div>

I agree with most of your comment, personally I'd be happy with a single cup.

Regardless, players like Marleau, Brown, Zaitsev, etc, could be shipped off and replaced with younger players for cap space to give players like Liljegren, Dermott, Rielly, etc, with the raises they likely will be demanding, undoubetly, depth will be sacrificed, but with the right moves, and keeping the big 4, Toronto could defenitely contend for the cup for the next 7+ years