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Originally Posted by Parallex
I wouldn't do it.
I wouldn't trade it to Toronto for anything short of Marner (which they wouldn't do). You gotta remember Toronto tanked this year... remove the first round pick and you remove the incentive to tank. You'd be making a bet that the Leafs next year +Marner, +healthy JVR (maybe), +Nylander, +Matthews, + any free agents they sign (Stamkos?) will be similarly as bad and that whoever you're able to draft next year will has good as whoever you can draft this year +1 year of experience.
I'll take the bird in the hand.
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Bird in the hand is definitely a sane argument, but the risk-vs-reward is tempting.
I'm thinking the prospect would have to be tempting on it's own to satisfy the risk but the payoff if the Leafs are terrible (probable) is amazing. I don't know enough about the Leafs cupboard to speculate about what this trade could be.
They certainly tanked, but who's saying they will be good next year? Who's in net? Is Stamkos that great anymore, or is his MASSIVE upcoming contract going to be a media field day? How Marner, Matthews and the Nylanders play next year is anybody's guess. Their blueline is a huge question mark. There is definitely the makings of a high draft pick with today's lottery system.
However, the Flames showed everyone last year what a talented group of kids on a run can do...
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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I would definitely look at that kind of deal, as well as moving down. When the Leafs trade away their 1st, the pick inevitably turns into a superstar (we hope Hamilton will too).  |
Right? Their traded 1st have great track records!