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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
You're saying you can't assess a trade involving picks without knowing who would have been picked?
I don't see it that way.
A second for Kiprusoff is an extreme example of a good trade.
A third for Bollig is an example of a bad trade.
Picks have value and while it's subjective, you can certainly make your own conclusion as to the relative values of the players/picks involved.
Slice and dice it all you want. Did trading away picks weaken the team's prospect pipeline? I'd say yes, as expected.
Did it improve the big league roster to the extent you'd like it to? I'd say no.
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No, I’m saying we don’t know the market value of the picks are/were. As an example, Treliving gets criticized for trading a 2nd and a 3rd for Elliot. Could he have been had for less? How would we ever know? Was there another team interested and offering up their own package? We only see the result. We don’t know how the price was negotiated.
Another example is the Hamonic trade. The Leafs were also in on Hamonic and apparently offered a 1st and JVR, who was headed into the last year of his deal, set to be a UFA. This was discussed on the Steve Dangle podcast at the time, do it could be incorrect. But, to me, this makes sense as the cost seems to align. The two 2nds were of comparable value to one year of JVR at the time.
I do agree with the bolded.