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Old 08-24-2020, 11:00 PM   #3465
Enoch Root
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Originally Posted by TheScorpion View Post
...well, you can. They would be smart to, if they don't think they're going to win in the next two years (which they almost certainly won't).

And I don't think Johnny has the value of an elite player. Erik Karlsson was the last "elite" player in Johnny's contract situation to be traded and he mustered one first-round pick and one second-round pick, both of which were expected to be low. The Sens also got a couple of depth roster players and (at the time) a mid-level prospect in Norris.

Certainly no Kotkaniemi or Caufield-type pieces in there. And I think Gaudreau has much less value than Karlsson did, at the time.
Can doesn't mean should. This is WAY too soon to take a mediocre return for him. It's stupid.

Here's a different idea: get a better return or don't trade him

Also, making bad trades is how you guarantee that 'they almost certainly won't'
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