Yeah, his window is closing. People have been saying that for awhile, I think last year was the last "all in" for Lundqvist's window with the E.Staal trade. I'm fine with that, he'll still be a servicable goalie for years to come. He doesn't need Vezina status to be a cup winner. He just needs his teammates to actually pull their weight and not depend on him to steal games for them.
As for our prospect pool, yeah it's shallow. Like bottom three in the league shallow. Though despite not having a first round pick in 4 drafts, we still have like 5 first rounders in the lineup under 23 and that's not counting Vesey (think he was picked in the 3rd?). We got a lot of young talent besides those 5 so there is time to restock the pond, as long as Sathir stays far far away from the decision making. Jeff Gorton has been really good so far, stop trying to dash my hope!