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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
I'd personally like to see the Hamonic and Brodie project play out before tearing it apart.
And given the value of mobile top pairing defencemen, I'd be more inclined to deal Brodie for a TOP flight forward which I don't view Duchene as.
I also don't see Colorado making the deal, as getting an in his prime Brodie doesn't help their future much. Need to be a younger asset IMO
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They're not going to get a younger asset though - star players who are in their mid-20s don't get these packages. Unless you're a veteran on an expiring deal, you're not returning a 1st round+ - you're getting something of similar value.
Brodie is under contract for three more years, and he's 25, 26? All of a sudden, the Avs top 3 is Brodie, Erik Johnson, and Zadorov/Barrie. That's not bad. MacKinnon as the #1C. And as much as we'd like to hold out on moving Brodie, a Duchene/Hall calibre player is about what he's going to return. At least with Duchene, you get a player who was selected to the last two teams Hockey Canada sent to tournament competition.
Duchene has been in the league eight years - he has five 50+ point seasons, playing on some dog#### Avs teams. He's well over 50% on faceoffs, last year he was over 60%.
Duchene would, production wise, be a Sean Monahan level centre man. He would likely cost you Backlund at the end of the year, but I think you live with that and let Bennett/Janko sort out the bottom two lines.
I don't think this happens, and I agree that Treliving didn't spend all this money and time setting up the blue line to trade Brodie on the eve of the season. I just think, value wise, that's all I'm prepared to give up.