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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
If yo go back I said if they drop out of the top 3 they should consider trading the pick for a package of Druin and Bishop. I don't see that Nylander or Tkachuk kid being better players than Druin and like I said before you aren't going to get a goaltender like Bishop for junk.
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Chychrun will be a better player than Drouin. And I disagree about Tkachuk. At this point I think it is fair to question whether Drouin will be a very high impact NHL player at all. He sure hasn't looked very good this year. I wouldn't be willing to gamble a blue chip prospect on the hope that a 21-year-old middling NHL player with entitlement issues will meet his potential. It's just too big of a risk.
Of course you aren't going to get a player like Bishop for nothing, but a player at his level could probably be acquired for a package of depth players/prospects + a first round pick in the #15–25 range. Recent history suggests that goalies as a rule just do not command a big return in trades.