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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Disagree, they would be very wise to take unprotected 1st(s) from a team facing a lot of uncertainty. Laine is a mercurial asset and it's hard to pin down his contract value or trade value, anyways.
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But a team facing that kind of uncertainty isn't going to give up 1sts on an offer sheet. And it's quite clear that the Blue Jackets did not sign the top UFA on the market so they could turn around and start tearing their team to pieces.