Shawn, what was the OP's purpose intros discussion? It was to build for the future if starting over had to occur. Keeping the Sedins makes little to no sense considering in 2-3 seasons they will be sitting in a suite watching games and waiting for their #'s to be lifted into the rafters. No one is saying they suck, they clearly have shown that they are going at a .8-1.0 PPG pace this year and thats a solid output for their age. But relative to the topic at hand, they would be a very weak pick to keep. They hold no value considering you just say they wouldn't go anywhere. If they aren't going anywhere than they are on the roster for 2-3 seasons and then what...you could've chose 2 players that are younger.
Okay and if you say "well the knowledge they give youngsters would be beneficial", you are right it would. Guess what though? So would the knowledge given from various other veterans that I wouldn't be picking to stay on my team. Sweet, they lead a very mediocre lineup in scoring this year. Who else would you pick? Someone that you could at least gain value from through trade. It's like if I was to have to protect two players for the Lakers, I wouldn't choose Kobe because as a business it makes little sense as he is retiring.