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Originally Posted by Poe969
Saying Sven is too much of an overpayment is a bit of a stretch. Sven has potential but in all honesty he hasn't really done anything to prove he isn't just an average prospect to other teams. Flames fans will say that he is one of our best prospect but I think it'll take at least him to move up from our pick to the #1 pick.
I could honestly see something like our first + Sven + another pick(maybe a first we get in a deal for Cammy) for the sabres first and second or something like that
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Not any more of a stretch than saying that the #1 pick is worth more than the package. You're trading two prospects (both of whom have top 6 potential) for a potential top two dman (Ekblad) or Reinhart. You're not dealing with any certainty just potential. Like you said - it depends on how much you value the guy you'd pick at #1 and I don't value him that much. Who knows? Burke might. But we are all hockey fans stating our opinions and I don't think it's a stretch at all. Keep in mind that the #1 draft pick hasn't proven much yet at all either. Sven's ability to translate his game to the pros is still a question, I'll admit that, and I don't think that there is anymore certainty with the top 5 in the draft than there is with Sven.