Where there's smoke, there's fire. Gillis is in damage control to maintain the highest value possible.
I wonder if MG meets with the twins about blowing it up yet hoping to stay competitive in the 'process'? They signed long term to win, not rebuild.
Kesler could be MG's job saving trade. Someone's young, dynamic player coming back (Skinner, Couturier, Mantha, Johansen, ROR etc) plus possible depth could get him a year or two in development time.