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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Then no deal.
Remember when we pried a 2nd round pick for Berra? I'm not saying anyone would do that deal now, but Rittich has to be worth more than a 4th for the deal to be worth it. He was a 1A goalie just last year and has been pretty good as a backup for extended periods when Markstrom was out. I think a team ready to go on a run would want him as insurance the same way Khudobin allowed the Stars to go on a run as their "backup" last year.
To me, that's worth at least a 3rd, but you could probably snag a 2nd in the right situation.
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That berra trade was a fleece job by Burke and would be hard to replicate. Goalie trades are so hard to measure and you have equivalent options out there which will depress the market, combined with a buyers market. Honestly, if you can find a partner, take what you can get in terms of pick or prospect. He is unlikely to return. This year will be unique with flat cap and expansion draft. Opportunity for us to do a reset by trading picks to teams who are set to lose players for nothing and flatten the reset/retool, or we use the pick and find a potential gem in an uncertain draft.