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Originally Posted by Corral
Selling our highest ever draft pick for a bag of pucks at his lowest moment would pretty much be one of the worst moves in franchise history since the Gilmour trade.
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Agreed.
The thing is though, that if they did trade him and got nothing back at all...that nothing would be producing offense at the exact same rate that Sam is. So the team would not be missing anything.
Again, he is trending in completely the wrong direction, but that doesn't mean he can't turn it around. The problem is that there really isn't room or time for him to do so at the NHL level. He should be in the AHL and figuring it out there.
Unfortunately there is no way to get him there without losing him, and another team may be in a better position to carry him in the NHL. I still believe a couple nights in the press box and just getting another view of things, letting his mind clear up, and coming back in with a chip on his shoulder is the best move GG can make. For some reason they look entirely unwilling to do so however.
There are a few factors in play here.