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Old 02-24-2017, 02:37 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by keenan87 View Post
That is a valid point and I will agree to that. The second round pick can be used as a chip for future deals but personally, I have very little faith that the 2nd round pick will become anything good if they simply use it for the draft.
You don't give up assets like a 2nd rounder when you are a young playoff bubble team. You conserve those assets, Ducks are in win now mode while they have some decent prospects in their farm which allows them to take a gamble on Eaves and possibly losing their first. Great deal for Dallas, ok deal for Anaheim but if they crash out in the conference finals it's a terrible deal. A second round pick in a draft where there is not much separating late first rounders and 3-4th rounders is valuable. Scout well and that pick could easily turn out to be a solid player, every year it happens. Flames are in no place to dish out first and seconds for veteran players who not will be in our future plans.
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