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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
You don't think a first round pick in a deep draft is good value for Cammy?
I think it is.
Anyways, yeah I agree he would have more value at the deadline, but that's not a guarantee either, there is risk involved with hanging onto him, especially if he wants out. He could get injured leading up to the deadline, or he might have an awful year production wise, etc.
Personally, if he's asked for a trade, and someone calls and offers their first in the upcoming draft (anywhere from late teens to mid twenties) I probably pull the trigger, and with the Flames cap situation I probably look to take on a bad contract as well, and increase the return (picks for next years draft, or a decent prospect or two).
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My thoughts as well (bird in the hand is better... etc etc). Also, and you see this often when teams have the election to trade draft picks (Flames in the Jokinen trade, Devils with the Kovalchuk sanctions), it's better to get a kid into the system, have him work with NHL level trainers and get a year of development in than waiting a year and having a prospect be a "year behind". The upside of the possibility of a better pick/more value is usually outweighed by getting an asset now and starting to develop him.
If Cammy can snag a first or be packaged with one of our current firsts for a much better pick, (22 + Cammy for the 8-12 range), I would take it and run (I'd prefer the former).