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It's being discussed in the other thread.

X-post: Philly comes out great no matter what. Nashville ONLY does if they get to the WCF, probably SCF. Nashville has a problem with attendance and corporation support, so a strong run will help them out even if they lose in the future.

In the salary cap age, you can't just keep saying "next year, next year, next year." One year you need to go all out for the cup. Nashville has a young d-core, the 1st round pick is going to be in the bottom 3, and the team is in its prime. I think it was their GM who said that they don't want to look back and see what would have happened if they DIDN'T have Forsberg for the run.

Philly walks away great (they will probably have Foppa back next year). Nashville is in a do-or-die state... so of course this is a huge gamble, but one that probably needs to happen for the cup and franchise.