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so if no one offers Yzerman what he thinks is the right return, he simply doesn't trade Drouin.
change Drouin to Bennett and see what your analysis would look like under similar circumstance!
Bennett and Raymond to TBY for Erne and Carle?
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Except that's not the case. The situation between Drouin and Cooper is ugly, and getting worse with time. Now that things have gone this far, it is safe to assume that Drouin is already gone emotionally - he's just waiting to hear where he's going at this point.
With respect to the Johansen trade, I think there are 2 differences:
1) he already has a 70 point season - he is clearly a #1 C (we don't yet know what Drouin is), and
2) Columbus was extremely fortunate that there was a team with the exact need that they were offering - and an abundance of defensemen (desired payment) as currency. It was one of those rare trades where things just aligned perfectly.
Could the same thing happen for Tampa? Sure, but it is far from a certainty.