Greetings:
I get a kick (occasionally) out of hearing the PHLY crew that drops videos on YouTube. By themselves, they're OK, but when Charlie O'Connor is on, their banter is reasoned.
In their latest gig, they asked a question: Who might get traded among the non-expiring contracts this off-season? The first name mentioned was Front. In essence, he might not be out of Torts' doghouse, making him expendable. Next on the list was Farabee. Yes, he had a "career" season, but he only scored one goal out of the last 19 games (I think), leaving a bad impression on management. Last but not least, the three mentioned Laughton. Their reasoning was that he became expendable with Hathaway and Poehling on board, and it was time to give other players a roster slot to become the future Laughtons.
But another reason--and this is a bit more "cerebral," was that it pitted player quality versus the importance of "maintaining the locker room culture." (my paraphrase). A rebuild requires a better corps of players. Yes, Laughts is important to the culture, but as we saw at the end of the season, culture doesn't necessarily win games.
For those here who feel the management isn't really in a true "rebuild" mode, this was thought-provoking. I would probably agree with their sentiment.
Howie