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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
CroFlames - New Jersey is shopping #2, and local beat writers have written about potential trading partners. Would that pick plus Dawson Mercer eliminate any excuses about high draft picks, sending Tkachuk and Valimaki the other way?
Juraj Slafkovsky is 6'4, 210lbs a sniper and good skater playing in the men's league (liiga) in Finland. He could be NHL ready in 2023-24. Oh, and Olympic MVP.
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The issue is there is no way NJ gives up that price unless they know they can sign Tkachuk.
And I don't see them giving up Mercer.
If you can get #2 for Tkachuk I do that deal ALL DAY LONG. And then I draft Logan Cooley to get a potential #1 centre. Not Slafkovsky.