I agree, this couldn't be done with Eichel. Of course he's an awesome talent but he needed to go somewhere he didn't have to lead - he just needed to play good. We needed him to do both and it's not him.
I get that, I'm saying I don't think we can afford that without giving up something on the roster. You can't pay Dahlin, Power, Samuelsson and a proven top 4. At some point you need someone like Clifton to be the 4 and you're not paying for it.
Interesting that when asked, what changed in Colorado from trying to build into a contender. He said, first we had to get guys in the locker room that wanted to be there and eliminate bitching, complaining and selfishness.
Sounds very familiar.