Canadian teams really do lack the patience to allow depth to build on their system and avoid this style of trade.
To me a rebuild isn't about trying to pick top 3 for 3 straight years as much as it is to accumulating 7 picks in the first three rounds for 2-3 straight years and letting those later picks develop into your third line and 4-6 defenceman on low cost deals and being able to trade a 2nd for another teams arbitration eligible RFA defenceman.
Ottawa was looking to be doing that but Dvorak and Anderson for value assets does not fit that strategy in my eyes.
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