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Originally Posted by bax
Lot of folks undervaluing his contract. A relentless 50 point guy for under 2 million?
That’s extremely valuable to a team with a championship caliber core already in place.
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The issue is undervaluing 1st round picks. What you hope is that you draft and develop your OWN relentless 50 point guy for under 2 million, and for a lot longer than a couple of years. By giving away 2 young prospects who could easily achieve that level, as well as 2 1st round picks, they're giving away those odds of developing that type of player that could easily be found in a 1 in 4 chance. My bet is that Chicago gets 2-3 players that fill the void left by Hagel easily with this trade.
It's a bad trade by a team desperate to stay relevant in the East with the emergence of the Hurricanes and Panthers.