Woah...not sure I'm following the logic on these ones.
Lassi Thomson was the 2019 19th overall pick.
So you moved the 2019 19th overall pick, Brendan Gallagher, and the 35th overall pick for the 12th overall pick.
And same thing with the other trade.
You move up 23 spots to go from 42 to 19 but you gave up:
Bobby Brink: 2019 #34 overall, a guy who had a great freshman season in the NCAA and in a re-draft probably goes round 1 in 2019
Jason Robertson: 2017 #39 overall, had a really good rookie season in the AHL.
Both of those seem like you paid crazy prices to move up 23 spots. The picks Pittsburgh got are great, but I just don't think the value matches up.
(Side note...I'm enjoying my new gig as the Former GM talking head for TSN/Sportsnet, now I know what it feels like when a GM gets fired in real life
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