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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Personally, I would be disappointed if any trade involving Gaudreau didn't have at least one established player coming back.
If the two mystery boxes (Cozens and a draft pick) don't pan out, I would at least want something to show for it, even if it was 2nd pairing defenseman or middle 6 forward.
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A blue-chip prospect, high first round picks (top 7, 8ish) are way more interest to me actually. I do NOT want to have the return value have some avg, middle 6 forward, or 4-6 dman in return. It's highly unlikely that the flames get an NHL level player of equivalent value back for Monahan or Gaudreau.
The value of those guys being traded isn't going to be graded based on how well next year's team does, but rather how the trade does to reshape the core of this team 2-3+ years from now in my opinion.