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I would say his value is closer to Jeff Carter when he went from Columbus to LA... (Jack Johnson and conditional late 1st rounder - 27th overall), so basically a roster player of lesser value and a conditional 1st.

Since our 1st would be higher than 27th and in a stronger draft, the roster player would have to be of a lot lower value or the pick would have to be a 2nd rounder IMO and the player would still have to be of lower value.

Obviously market value fluctuates, but Carter was seen as a player that had to be traded, much like Kane now. That always reduces market value.

I honestly don't think we make a good partner with the Jets based on those parameters. Our team has a steep gradient in player value. We have a few young players that are close to being untouchable (Giordano, Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett and Brodie are going nowhere) and then a bunch that are not terribly enticing trade pieces.

I also doubt the Jets are interested in prospects. They arguably have one of the best prospect bases in the NHL currently. A guy like Poirier is a lot more valuable to us than he would be to them.

Maybe I would do something like Backlund and a 2nd for Kane and pray to the hockey gods that Kane grows up fast or that he would settle down long enough enough to flip him.