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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Lets say Sharks eat 40% of Karlsson's contract. That is asking them to pay close to $18 million in salary for the above package.
That is a lot of real $ for some draft picks that are likely going to be in the bottom half of each round.
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Has to be weighed against time.
Do the picks help get the Sharks back into a competitive spot years quicker due to that sort of trade?
Leafs retained $1.2M a year for 7 friggin seasons on Kessel and didn’t get a lot back in return (comparatively).