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Old 07-06-2022, 04:54 PM   #5688
powderjunkie
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Am I the only one who thinks a GM would be crazy to trade 2OA for 1-8 years of UFA value? Even if the value isn't far off, I think there is way too much risk that it blows up in the GMs face and they become the guy who traded Pronger/Hedman/Doughty/Malkin/Barkov level talent for a player who doesn't age well.

For reference, here are the 2OA picks since 1990 (with enough time to make a decent judgment) - wingers are bolded:

Spoiler!


It's been really rare to bust on 2OA's, and even then they've been salvaged into decent assets.

3 ELC years + 4 RFA years + ?? UFA years
vs.
?? UFA years of Tkachuk...
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