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Originally Posted by Vinny01
So the GM thst has the disgruntled young player is in the drivers seat? Um no the GM's that have content players on their roster (or at least players that have not asked for a trade publically) are in the drivers seat. It is laughable that you think Yzerman is going to get a player like Bennett for Drouin. Fabbri I could see he was a mid 1st and looks like a decent player but not a potential top line centre like Bennett is.
Yzerman is in a position of weakness but he also isn't absolutely forced to make a move so not in a helpless situation.
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There's going to be a bidding war for Drouin, so yes I would say Yzerman is in the driver's seat. There are 16+ teams interested if you believe the reports, if that's not "driver's seat" I don't know what is. There is no NTC/NMC to deal with and no rush to trade him, I don't see how the Bolts lose here.
Even if it ends up being Fabbri+1st, that's better than anything we'd likely offer as Fabbri is better than any prospect we have IMO (Bennett isn't a prospect obviously). The only "ace" we have is our 1st as its likely 10-20 spots higher than St.Louis, but that's also a good reason not to trade it.
Drouin isn't getting traded for spare parts, if BT wants him I don't see how he gets him without sacrificing Bennett and/or the 1st.