Yeah I can see why people are underwhelmed but don't see how it's a terrible trade.
I think Sharangovich + 2nd would have been more ideal and probably a more "even" trade.
But New Jersey also didn't have a 2023 2nd - so then you have to ask if you'd rather have a 23 3rd vs 24 2nd. And I think that's probably a pretty interesting debate, deeper draft and one year sooner...I see why they might like 80 this year vs say 56 next year.
And Sharangovich is coming off a poor season, but if he had a 3rd straight 24 goal and 45 point season, with almost all of that production being at 5v5, then he's probably not even on the market.
And I give Conroy props for making a deal he knew he'd probably be critized for ... one complaint I had with Treliving is sometimes maybe he held on too long because he always felt like he needed to win the trade by a landslide but sometimes here is value to getting the business done quick too.
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