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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
I quoted Enoch who's assertion was that a Johnny trade needs to return a top line RW, a top line C or a top 2 D.
Seems very unlikely on all accounts IMO.
More likely a Johnny trade could return a package of players with POTENTIAL to reach those heights, but haven't reached them yet, which of course is a gamble on the Flames part.
It also illustrates how New Era's proposal that he repeatedly puts up and is repeatedly scoffed at for, actually makes a crap ton of sense.
Top line RW = Voracek (0.87 ppg the last 5 seasons, 9th in the NHL for all RWs)
Then two pieces, a young C and a young RHD who both are just breaking into the league and have tremendous upside and pedigree.
I mean really, people crap all over it because they have visions of top ten picks and top ten prospects (I do too at times), but if you break it fills some needs, you're just risking that Voracek's play will fall off a cliff or that Frost/Myers won't reach their potential.
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But it doesn't because you are almost SURE to lose (hoping you draft a win).
Voracek is not an answer. Neither are hopes and prayers.
If you can't solve one (or two) of those primary issues, then you don't trade him. Because you're making the team worse.