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Originally Posted by sworkhard
Say you dealt Iggy for 2 high 1st round picks (somehow). Now, Iggy isn't on the team, and in all likelyhood, neither are those two 1st round picks. They probably aren't ready. So your assertion that a team of Iggy and crap without Iggy wouldn't exactly be crap unless you trade Iggy for crap is only true if the non-crap you trade Iggy for is for existing NHL players and not futures.
Assuming Sven plays well over the next year, I think you'll see Iggy move from 'face of the franchise' to 'fan favourite' to both his and the team's benefit.
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You'd be lucky to get one high 1st round pick for Iggy. And I don't say this because I don't like him, I love the guy and I think he should stay (for a few reasons combined). But he's not going to fetch a price above one high 1st rounder.
That's part of the reason I'm not against keeping him. I think people forget that you can't just dump a player somewhere. Especially if they get to be part of the decision. It's easy to say, dump the veterans and pick up picks. Ok genius (not singling you out). Doing it is quite different. You gotta find a team that wants them, then you gotta find a deal that works. The constant cry of 'blow it up' and 'trade the veterans' is idiotic because it simplifies a complicated process to the extreme.