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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
That was my thinking. You have to consider the potential assets you get at the TDL next year when Gio has no term left. I think you can get something pretty good.
Plus Tanev has been terrific this year, but that doesn't mean he will be through the life of the contract. He probably won't be.
So all those factors have to be weighted
- Near-term and long-term salary implications
- Current and future quality of play for each player
- Potential return for Gio at the deadline next year
- Probability that Gio gets claimed
- Probability that Tanev gets claimed.
Let's say Gio can get you a late 1st at the TDL next year. Do you protect him to try and get that type of asset?
Right now Tanev is probably worth more as a player on the roster, but by next TDL Gio could be worth more as an asset to the organization
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I doubt you get a first for Gio next TDL if the decline continues. And I just don’t see Tanev’s game declining for a few years. He’s a defensive D who relies more on positioning and intelligence than physicality or speed.