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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I think a crucial element is the fact that he was traded to not just a divisional rival, but emotionally, Calgary's biggest rival in the Canucks.
The trade itself is not so bad but the amount of regret/consternation will be compounded several times in the future if he becomes successful on our rival and it comes back to haunt us. We've seen this sort of thing before with Martin St. Louis (different circumstances but emotionally similar in terms of regret).
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And if he was traded for a 4th or 5th round pick their would still be belly aching that management didn't get enough. The fact is Sven demanded a trade. This put Brad on the clock. Brad got the best asset he could.
Ask yourself would you rather lose Sven for a 2nd to the Canucks or something less and go to a different team. I think taking anything less then the best offer would be a mismanagement of assets.