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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
Flames would not be needing to add if Trading Gaudreau for Konecny.
Just for perspective, what would you think 1 year of Gaudreau is worth to most teams right now?
If Gaudreau was traded next year before trade deadline, he's still commanding a 1st rd pick +.
This trade deadline he's still getting half a year, plus next year. There's certainly more value and he's not a rental type player. The only leverage Philly would ever have on this deal is that Gaudreau grew up a fan and is from the area.
I'm a huge fan of Konecny and love his style of play, which I also think would suit our team better than Gaudreau, but Gaudreau's worth is not equal to Konecny, it's worth much more.
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Here's the thing, you can argue that 1.5 years of JG should be worth more than 4.5 of TK at a lower AAV, and it may be true in some instances (BOS and PIT are the only two teams that really jump out for me in that regard), but IMO most of the league would prefer Konecny all things considered.
In this case, PHI is the only team that matters, and I just don't the see the reason for them to do it. For one thing, they only have 4 RHS forwards. They are also in the toughest division where a really good team is going to miss the PO's...right now it's them based on Pt%.
JVR is already playing well above expectations...I'm not sure adding 1-way LW is what they need at the moment.
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Originally Posted by Toonage
Trading a lump of core players for players from random teams when the team at large is getting used to a new coach and vice versa is also not the best idea.
Keep everyone until the deadline, if you're out of it then, make some moves. Otherwise re-assess in the off season.
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Deadline is Apr 12, but I imagine a lot of teams will want to make their moves sooner - especially if they have their schedule break before then.