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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
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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When viewed in a vacuum, I don’t like this trade (as I’ve said).
…if it’s part of a bigger play though where Connie continues to drop off old players, gain younger players and picks - even if they aren’t fantastic picks or young players if the market sucks, it’s still a net positive in my eyes.
The team needs picks, and the market is what it is, so to your point about Conroy getting business done whereas Treliving did not - I agree. I just want to see it continue tomorrow, even if the packages are less than ideal (like this one). This organization needs picks and youth and they also need to stop paying older players on contracts they aren’t worth.