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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Wow I really have to wonder where a few other teams in the league were on this one. Sure Smyth's better days are behind him but for a third round pick some of these lower end teams with like 8 to 12 players on their roster and 50 million in cap, he'd be their best player. If these teams all think they're going to be signing all sorts of great UFA's for nothing this year, you'll be pretty disappointed.
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That's a really good point Chad. A 3rd rounder for a guy still rated decently high is a good gamble IMO. I know its a little tight on cap space with the Preds, but at worse they could flip Smyth for something higher than a 3rd rounder.
This trade makes sense for both teams; good job Vic in getting a higher rated player for very little.