Yup, those are the two different sides of the argument, framed in an office metaphor with each of our biases emphasized.
Brian Burke chose A.
There is no way to determine whether it was right or wrong. But what we do know is that Burke has been living and breathing and excelling working within the sport for decades and while he is not without error, I'll take his word on things like the intangible value of a player on his team and the conditions of the trade market and how they are manipulated. You don't have to and that's fine.
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