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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Would you trade the Flames 1st pick year (6th or 7th overall) for Hall, Eberle, Yakopov or RHN or Gagner??
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at some point you have to stop and look at results rather than spin.
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You should take your own advice and look at results rather than spin. Would I trade a 6th or 7th overall pick for a 21-year-old averaging greater than a point per game? Yes I would.
Yakupov is too early to tell, but I likely would not for Eberle or RNH at this point
You're also looking at spin vs results wrt your complaint about the Islanders. Matt Moulson is a three-time 30-goal scorer who is averaging a point per game this year. Brad Boyes was added this year, and they have good support pieces in Nielsen, Streit and Okposo. Vishnovsky has been huge for them on the blueline, and Nabokov has solidified their goaltending (though his numbers are not outstanding.)
The Islanders don't have the same level of pure top-end talent the Oilers do, but they have a much stronger team from top to bottom. That is why they are in the playoffs. Put John Tavares in Hall's place with the Oilers, and Edmonton is still deep in lottery territory.