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Originally Posted by GioforPM
That's not what you asked.
That said, if a player, even a second year guy, has established himself as a guy you would have taken with a first round pick, I don't see the impediment. Plus Kylington was ranked as a first rounder for a long time. He is playing regular NHL minutes. That's first rounder territory.
Dube is more debatable but he made an NHL team out of camp, unlike a lot of first rounders.
Really, the reason it doesn't happen more is that teams are happy with the late round guys that they could trade for a first if they wanted. Good players are worth more than the magic beans. A season in would you have traded a first rounder for Gaudreau? I would have.
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Dube made the team in his second season, then was sent down. As you say it’s debatable but if for some reason he no longer wanted to play in the Flames organization, we’d have a hard time getting a first rounder for him IMO. S en would be somewhat comparable, with a much higher draft pedigree but two years more of pro experience to evaluate.
Fox is an example of a guy whose value increased. I believe his value in the Carolina trade was that of a first or at worst second round pick.