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Originally Posted by Love
Thing is, in a trade, especially for a marquee forward like Duchene, you have to give to get. You have to consider both sides of the deal. For the same reasons you just listed, Colorado would also prefer Andersson. Nobody wants to trade him, and he has had a very promising developmental curve since he's been drafted. I think for a deal for Duchene, one of Valimaki, Kylington or Andersson would have to be going back. Don't think Sakic wants to take a chance on a college FA potentially not signing there (like Will Butcher a few weeks ago) especially for his most valuable trade chip.
Andersson + Gillies + Salary (Stajan)?
Don't know if that's even enough but with the season less than a week away, the time is ticking for Sakic and he might be desperate enough to pull the trigger.
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Sakic would hang up the phone. Andersson and Gillies both could easily bust or top out as a bottom pairing defenseman or a backup goalie. He would almost certainly have better trade offers right now.