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Originally Posted by gvitaly
I think there's a huge gap between fan predictions, and market value. Would you have been happy had we paid a 1st, or a 2nd + prospect for Zadorov 2 years ago? I certainly wouldn't be. We signed Z as a free agent, and gained some assets for him now, that's a net gain in my book. Maybe you're arguing the value difference between a 2nd and a 3rd + 5th, in my book that's not that much of a difference.
As for Toffoli, the team needed to get under the cap somehow in the off-season. He was the one guy not in the team's long term plans. It wasn't like we could've just sat pat and waited for the season to start. Moreover, Sharangovich was a healthy scratch in the playoffs, but was a pretty good player for NJ before the Meier trade.
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We can almost justify any trade. However, one has to admit , both trades returned very underwhelming return at the time.