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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
Oh joy, another panic trade then. Can't wait for more plugs like Hagman, Mayers, White, and Stajan.
Why do some fans always think the cup winning formula involves trading the team's best player? Does this ever work?
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No one is talking about trading Tkachuk. Or even Gio.
Seriously, those who are advocating trading Gaudreau clearly do not think he's Calgary's best player. And there's an argument that, while he may be the best, or at least, most skilled, offensive player, his style means he's never going to be a guy that leads the team to success.
I'm personally way up in the air over it, but I'd tend to say you'd never trade him for a package like you mentioned with Phaneuf (though that did 't work out the other way either, and in the long run Stajan contributed as much as Phaneuf would have IMO). I think Gaudreau would be traded for a high end piece and/or cap space, especially since he's on the back half of a contract and will be looking for some dough soon. The way his last negotiation went has to be in the back of Treliving's mind.