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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
One is easily acquired and moves around seemingly every off season.
The other is one of the hardest commodities to acquire in hockey, probably THE hardest commodity to acquire.
Treliving should be jumping at the opportunity to get Eichel, and a few "maybe" prospects and picks shouldn't stop him, ESPECIALLY when the team is trying to compete and win right now.
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Yup.
Apparently this is more hard for people to understand.
Cup winning teams typically have elite centers and elite goalies. We have a lot of very good up front, but we don't have elite down the middle.
When push comes to shove and we set our eyes on the ultimate prize in sports, a guy like Eichel will prove to be a necessary piece to getting there.
Yes, you can have runs like Montreal with a collection of good players, but to beat that team that stands between you and a championship, chances are you will need that gamebreaker centering your top line.
Do you trust Lindholm to outperform a top 5 center in a hypothetical finals? He's an amazing player but I wouldn't bet on him to lead the team past a Tampa Bay and the kind of centers they can put against you.
So tell me. Why is THAT is hard to understand?
You have to pay to acquire elite, there is no way around that. If you can do it while keeping your top players intact, why wouldn't you take that chance? The point of playing is to win. If you're playing it safe, and satisfied with 1-2 round runs, what are you even doing here?