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And also you have proof of concept now of things working.
Are you going to change directions in the final years of Crosby-Malkin to say, hey guys, I know you guys made the playoffs last year, but this is the rebuilding year.
No, you're going to just keep the same approach and they've done the kind of low-value bets and hopefully they work out.
It's not ruining any long-term building, so just keep going about it.
Yeah, and the only other team that can enter the fray in that conversation is Detroit.
Now, that's only if they willingly go down the path, though.
But of all the teams that we talked about, Columbus probably wants to get back in.
New Jersey, the Islanders trying to buoy off of Schaefer and that excitement.
You go through it.
Maybe St.
Louis if they make a big trade, but the only two teams I would say are St.
Louis, but that feels...
Now, this is the thing that I think as far as, like, increased value.
Because we've spoken so much about, okay, how are they going to score goals?
And if they play better, okay, maybe they score some more goals.
And Elias Pettersson could be better.
And all those conversations.
But as far as, like, overall maximizing positional value of guys just getting better.
Because it was a mess last year in their own zone.
Truly.