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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
They are out to lunch on every trade evaluation. They are anti-homers that think Flame players have no value.
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Generally speaking, when high profile players are traded there's always a build up of what it will cost, and then when the deal breaks it's all of a sudden a great deal for the team acquiring said player because it's well below the absolute fantastical trades people have built up in their heads.
Remember the Dougie Hamilton trade? It HAD to include one of Bennett or Gaudreau +++. Then it breaks and it's instantly an "OMG WHAT A DEAL" (...although that was in fact a great deal).
The trades like the package Quebec got for Lindros just don't happen.
Look at what Seguin returned. Look at what Thornton returned.
Hell, look at Mark Stone - a player I'd say is on par with Eichel, and with an extension Stone returned a mid-round 1st, a 2nd, a 3rd, and a guy who played a total of 20 more NHL games after the trade. Sure, Eichel will return more because of age - but we aren't talking about a Lindros trade here.