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Originally Posted by automaton 3
Raymond or Engelland, sure why not. If Wideman and especially Hudler were to be involved, there would need to be a huge package coming back.
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What Francis forgot is that wideman has a nmc and raymond has some element of a ntc, not sure if full or partial. Engelland is the only one without trade protection.
Agree with others that Toffoli is unlikely. A first in a deep draft or a second and top prospect (one of Zykov, McKeowan or Forbort, for example) seems fair.
I understand that we have to maximize and not undersell but would rather is convert our cap space into assets instead of swinging for the fences and coming up empty. I know riberio reportedly killed a deal that would have seen him come here with a first rohnder at the draft. But asking for a first along with Cam Ward was excessive. Would people have been happy with a second coming with Ward? Probably.
While it would be nice to make the playoffs this year, but if we can get a future asset from LA that helps us down the road, it's worth it, even if LA uses the corresponding space to get a piece to make a playoff push. No guarantee that that piece gets them in or that a team from behind makes a run and passes both us and LA. Maybe WPG collapses and we both make the playoffs. Goal here has to be getting extra assets that helps us build a winner for the future.