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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
It is easy to find a bottom 6 player though, especially when you dangle a second round draft pick. Lazar is a project, not a commodity. You don't pay a second for a project. Can he turn out, absolutely. Are the odds likely in our favour, nope.
The point is we didn't pay a 4th or 5th round pick for this project, we paid a 2nd which I think is an extremely high price for someone who really has a limited ceiling. People seem to talk on here like he was a free addition.
Say we are contending this year and need some help at the deadline. A 2nd could land us someone like Brian Boyle. Basically the pick of the litter of any bottom 6 player available.
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A 2nd may land you a rental bottom 6 player at the deadline, sure. This isn't a deadline deal. It is a deal for a cost-controlled young player with a decent pedigree. As BT mentioned at the STH lunch, think of it as drafting a ready (or near ready) NHL player with the 47th overall pick (or whatever it ended up being). You should do that 10/10 times.
Edit: I meant "rental" rather than "deadline" deal.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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