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Originally Posted by nik-
If we had 6 years of Gaudreau as the symbol of the 80 foot game, entitlement issues, failed rebuild situation that they've got going on in Edmonton, we might.
The situations are different and can't be compared one to one.
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I agree, which is why I posted in the other thread that it didn't set the value for young D, it set the value for Oilers.
All that said, these are all intangibles that may or may not be really true. They may be a product of the team he played for, which has truly been awful.
Is anyone going to be surprised if Hall has a Kessel-like resurgence in NJ? They shouldn't be.