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Originally Posted by Rick M.
Marchand will be 33 in May. Are you sure you want to do this?
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It depends how much you believe that Johnny will not resign here. We trade 2 years of team control for an all-world LW for 3 years of potentially the top LW in the league, who may decline. I believe Marchand still has two years of peak performance, and Johnny won't resign in Calgary, so the risk is minimal to us. The upside is large as Marchand is a known playoff beast.
Boston has a much more legit chance of resigning johnny ad infinitum, but loses the better player today.