Tallon’s thought process during Free Agency was to dump/let go off the older players, and to replace them with younger players down from the minors. Many think that ownership may have cut spending internally and didn’t feel the need to spend on higher end players. There are others who truly believe that Dale cut ties with some of our older guys, in order to give us more cap flexibility down the road.
Both points are definitely valid/legit. However, I truly believe that Dale wants our young guns to finally take over the team. As we saw this past offseason, there will be no more Jagr or Jokinen.