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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Smith has 11G 28P in 38gp...60pt pace and 4th most TOI among their forwards.
Stephenson has 10G 35p in 37gp and most TOI for Fs.
They are 1 and 2 in points for the team right now...though both Stone and Patches are PPG+ with half as many games.
Marchessault is probably a more likely bet...March contract was front loaded so he'd be appealing to a lot of teams (3.5$ vs. 5M AAV for 2 more years). 18G 26P in 33gp...they could recover some decent assets with him.
They'd probably prefer to move Dadonov, but he's backloaded cashwise and half as productive.
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Smith is an expiring contract, so easier to diverts and for other teams to absorb. Stephenson is their 1C now. But Eichel is going to steal his spot, and Karlsson and Marchessault are a pairing. And IMO Stephenson is just the most attractive trade piece they have, much more than Marchessault.