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Originally Posted by blankall
How is giving up a 2nd or 3rd round for a promissing 21 year old with NHL experience, not make us a contender?
There are plenty of players who develop into far more than they are at 21. In fact, you're much more likely to hit a "home run" getting an established 21 year old than just some random 2nd/3rd round pick.
I guess I'm not a real fan, because I want to exchange a 3rd round pick for a 21 year old who is already proven and may develop into something far more? What possible kind of sense does that make.
I'll say it again...only on the internet is acquiring a 21 year old considered throwing away the future. Are you guys honestly telling me that if you could acquire a player like Backlund for a 2nd or 3rd round pick you wouldn't do it? Let's be honest here too, the odds of acquiring a better player than Backlund in the 2nd or 3rd round are what? 1/30, so 3%?
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Yeah, I think most people would be ok with shipping out 2nd/3rds for young NHLers with upside potential, or at least should be ok with it. That's a lot different than adding veteran depth grit players for a playoff push, imo.