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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
I'm not sure who was included in that discussion but it sounds just as ill informed as the suggestion on the last page.
Especially when we're specifically talking potential acquisition cost.
Pacioretty will be 30 next year when his contract ends, and looking to cash in big time. I'd want no part of him on his next contract which I think significantly diminishes what teams would be willing to move for him.
Stone is 25, an RFA after this season, and his next contract would include his prime years. He's also a right shot RW and one of the most complete young wingers in the game.
The very fact Pacioretty is widely rumoured to be available and Stone is not (one would think Ottawa would want to keep him to re-build around) should speak volumes to the cost either would garner in a trade.
Stone is widely considered one of the best wingers in the game. Pacioretty is middle of the pack. Can't say what you heard discussed but it sounds entirely off the mark.
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I don't disagree with you. The comment was basically "who would you rather have" and the answer was an unequivocal vote for Pacioretty.
It caught my attention for sure. Although, in a vacuum, for a team heading to the playoffs maybe there is a case to be made for Pacioretty.
I get it though. I wouldn't go there. I only mentioned it as a counterpoint to the earlier comment that they aren't even a discussion, yet ironically I heard the topic discussed already today.