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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Tampa still has their 2022 1st to make another trade.
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Yes, and if you need to trade every first-round pick from now until 2099 in order to win a Cup or three, you do it.
The problem is there's no guarantee of winning it all, and of course a lot of trades are gambles. I'm going to take a look-see and find out how many teams that traded one or more firsts actually got to sip from the sacred chalice the year they shipped off that pick or picks.
This trade, though, is mindbottling. Even presuming the 4th's for Katchouk & Raddysh are a wash (a dubious proposition, but just for the sake of argument), two first-rounders for Brandon Hagel is bonkers. He's a nice player but not a star. Unless Hagel scores multiple game-winners and the Bolts threepeat, they got hosed.