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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I thought someone said WIN a cup. So I cited cases where the big name was acquired an no cup was won.
If the criteria is conference finals, yeah fine. But did, say, Iggy put them there (probably, given his performance) or were they going to make it that far anyway (maybe because Sid/Malkin/Letang/Fleury).
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There are no guarantees in life. Getting to the final makes it worth the cost.
This is an exceptionally deep rental market. The team will have other playoff runs, but they may not have the chance to add a 27 year old 1st line forward to play on their 2nd line.
I don't want to trade significant assets for just anyone. Stone is an elite player, and he'd be the missing piece of the 2nd line. We may have to play a team with Erik Karlsson and Brent Burns. It'll be easier with Stone than Ferland/Simmonds etc.