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Old 01-09-2018, 12:01 AM   #73
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It's ridiculous how much people overvalue draft picks.
Gaudreau for a 3rd overall who hasn't proven anything? Really?
The same Gaudreau who is sitting 11th in league scoring 1 below McLotto?

Monahan is almost as ridiculous and even Dougie is silly. You don't trade guys who are at or near the top of the league in their position, and in their prime, for a handful of magic beans.
This is all true. But it is also the reason that a lottery pick has not been traded in more than a decade.
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