Speculation: 2024-2025 General Lightning Discussion II: New year, same Cooper shell

[Sky04]

I think we've done a good job at F extending the window, but we are gonna need to figure out how to replace one of the most irreplaceable players in the league (Hedman). Or we need to find a time machine for him.

It doesn't matter, I hope we don't try and plug holes to prolong a rebuild and just go full tear once it's over. We all knew the window was ~3 years left for awhile now. Hedman has at most 2 years left in him, Kucherov will be 33, McDonagh off contract, Point will be 31. Once Point loses a step we're not going to have a top center, Kucherov is going to hang around as a top forward but we're already struggling with him a top-3 record setting forward...don't be the Pens and just tear it down, don't keep blowing futures when your teams clearly out of it.

You can get a kings ransom for Kucherov on his last year and Hagel? that's like 5 first round picks right there.

 

[Point21]

all the commotion during the TB/PIT game the other night