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Originally Posted by New Era
So New Jersey would get the two best players in the deal, by a wide margin, and its a no? Hischier is a Backlund level player. Gusev a second line player IF he repeats this performance. Wood is a third liner. The best piece Jersey gives up is the #7, and that is magic beans. If you were offered Wheeler and Schiefele or Marchand and Pasternak for Backlund, Mangipane, Ryan, and a 1st, you wouldn't take it and run? I think Jersey is all over that, and the Flames regret it like crazy in short order.
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Not sure how you can be so down on Hischier offensively yet praise Frost. These guys are the same age and one has a 0.65ppg over 200 games and the other has 0.35 over the course of 20 games.
Hischier is hopefully a Couturier level player who can get Selke nominations and put up 70+pts.
If the Flames could get Hischier and 7 for Monahan and Gaudreau I think that would be a fantastic deal for the org if the game plan is retool while remaining competitive. It frees up $6M to sign Hall and goes from 26 year old Centre to a guy that won’t be 22 until 2021.
The 7 pick is a great asset as well. Personally I think Gusev and Wood are asking too much.