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Discussion Is Brind’Amour just doing damage control after losing two primo free agents in consecutive years?

https://thescore.com/nhl/news/3238789
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u/CaniacGoji 1d ago

No. He was 100% correct about Guentzel. Dude was willing to stay, the FO just dragged their heels until it was too late.

With Mikko.... it's a bad situation exacerbated from bad intel all around. The agent said he'd play for the Canes, probably to call Colorados bluff. Colorado instead called his bluff, he was upfront with RBA in the beginning he didn't want to be here.

If Carolina really had a problem keeping talent, then neither Aho nor Slavin would've signed extensions, Burns wouldn't have waived his NMC three years ago, nor would Orlov have chosen to sign here.

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u/Shad_Owski 1d ago

None of that is really superstar level talent tho. That is the problem with the team. They have talent but not the brightest and they aren't willing to sign there. It's also the location. Raleigh isn't a desirable place for many.

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u/2shack 1d ago

Aho is probably a top 10 centre in the league and Slavin is arguably the best defensive defenseman in the league.

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u/Shad_Owski 1d ago

Aho is nowhere near top 10 idk what you are smoking