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Originally Posted by nik-
I doubt it, MacT is all talk. They're too scared to even trade a decent player, you think they would trade a 2nd overall? A high draft pick is pretty much an Edmonton Stanley Cup to those fans now.
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I think the point would be the deal the pick before the deadline for immediate help and potentially not finish in the bottom 2-3. I dunno if MacT will get offers for the pick near what he values it but I think the onus is on them to show improvement this year. They can't sell the fans that the rebuild is moving forward unless the team shows some improvement, some advancement. They can't finish 2nd last in a year that was supposed to be the year they were supposed to start being competitive.
It's a risky move to move the pick. But MacT really, really needs to make a splash. Eberle and the 1st this year appear to be the most valuable commodities that he could use to move the team forward. Wouldn't surprise me if one of those two was moved by the deadline.