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Originally Posted by browntrout
I could not agree more, if I am Calgary, first round picks are off the table, and that would have to be non negotiable.
Monahan, valimaki and a prospect. If Eichel does not come back healthy, this trade does not completely decimate any hope of a quick re-tool/re build. A lost first round pick considering where this organization currently is combined with a broken Eichel is crushing.
I healthy Eichel I would have absolutely no problem with a traded first round pick, this very serious injury in which he may never regain full mobility clouds things tremendously. I think you can see that many teams are unwilling to trade their best prospects/ potential first round lottery picks for this type risk, hence why you have not seen him traded yet.
If Brad trades for him, Eichel is never healthy again, and the flames lose out on a high first round pick, he should be fired, and this coming from a guy that defends him alot
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Well, I would hope the Flames doctors are providing Treliving with the proper information for him to decide one way or the other. If Treliving were to go against their recommendation, go rouge, and trade for Eichel, only to have him turn out to be a shell of his former self with the price to acquire him is as it has been reported (4 first round equivalents), then yes, that would almost certainly end Treliving's career as a GM whether it be here or elsewhere. Frankly this seems to be a far fetched scenario.
I can't imagine this trade not including at least one first round pick. But the good thing about draft picks is that every year 31 other teams have seven of them, more or less. You can always get them back. Look no further than Arizona. I think at this time last year they had a significant deficit. Now they have 8 in the top 64 of this years draft. Picks can be replaced, very easily, if you want to.