This is just rosterbating.
IF we COMPLETELY start over he will want to leave.
Meaning we aren't completely starting over. It's really not that deep.
I think Rutherford's interview was trying to soften the market to the fact that we will, if we're lucky, trade J.T. for a flawed 2nd line center, a 1st, maybe a cap dump and a negligible prospect. In no way is that his 'worth' on paper, but contextually it is.
We're not doing a full rebuild. But moving off of Boeser and Miller is likely what has to happen this year.
That will also open lots of cap space and offer us assets which we can relay into other players who fit the time frame.
With Willander and whatever assets we get, I think we can be better next year than we are this year.