One can only hope. I’ll believe it when I see them move Karlsson, Malkin and Letang. Until then, you could trade the rest of the team minus Crosby and it still isn’t a fire sale if those guys aren’t getting moved.
Look, the big three aren’t winning another cup. In fact, I doubt they’ll ever see the playoffs again. Time to start rebuilding is now. Get what you can for anyone of value and stock pile picks. If you draft well enough, make a couple savvy free agent moves you can be right back in the mix in a year or two, three at most.