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Originally Posted by Gaskal
I'd wager Griffin can play with passion if his brothers were on the ice with him.
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Originally Posted by Jacks
I find it baffling that people would want to trade Sven + for a mid first round pick in a draft year that is nothing special. The odds are that you MIGHT get a player as good as Sven with that pick. People's facination with draft picks are unrealistic, most of them don't become regular NHL'ers.
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The issues are:
A) Is Sven going to match the expectations of what you expect from a player of his draft ranking?
B) Even if he is, do the Flames want to get a player of equal caliber who brings different things to the table?
I guess I don't see trades as a matter of getting rid of a bunch of junk to get something great from another team. More typically, they're a matter of exchanging players of equal caliber in order to meet the needs of the two teams involved.
It's not about wanting to trade a player. It's about seeing an asset you want, and recognizing you'll have to give up asset of equal value to get it.