06-27-2016, 11:53 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah
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Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing
He's not "a 5th round pick". He's a past 5th round pick who is a 15-20 goal scoring, agitating, energizing, hard to play against, 2-time Stanley Cup Champion.
After a player proves himself in the league, his draft position should be irrelevant.
Eg. Johnny Gaudreau vs. Nail Yakupov. Since Johnny's just a "4th round pick" we should jump at the chance to get 2 2nds for him, but since Nail is a "1st overall" 2 2nds is nowhere near enough, right?
No. If the first trade happened, Treliving would be fired, while if the second happened, Chiarelli would be lauded.
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OK..NotKK...call him a "former 5th round pick that priced himself out of his current team"...Getting 2 x 2nds for mere RFA rights is still a good deal for the 'Hawks.
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