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Originally Posted by Table 5
I'd be willing to overpay for Laine. I would offer this years 1st, next years 1st, and this year's Dallas pick if it turned into a 1st. So yes, three 1sts. Overkill just to move up a few picks? Perhaps...but I think he's one of those guys that checks off so many needs that you need to step up and get him. I also don't see this team being Top 5 for quite a while after this year, so the chances to draft up these types of dynamic talents will be considerably harder after this year.
Having said that, these types of trades are pretty rare, as teams never went to give up this type of quality. But considering where they are in their rebuild, a team like Toronto may value the quantity of picks over the quality (Not unlike us in 2013).
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Your example doesn't prove your point. In 2013 we tried to move 3 1st rounders for 1st overall -- the exact opposite of what you suggest.