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Originally Posted by Bonded
Blue chip prospects don't get traded for rentals. Especially a rental in a tail spin. People are happy with the return because a lot were expecting a 1st + a B prospect for a retained Lindholm. It is recency bias but Brzustewicz looks clsoer to an A prospect than a B prospect.
Depending on your view of Brzustewicz vs Raty it is either the same as the Horvat trade or a little worse because of where the 1st round pick is likely to fall. This reads to a me as a Canuck fan downplaying what they paid for a rental.
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I'm a big fan of both Raty and Brzustewicz and said that i was disappointed to see him included in the trade, but the upside of each player is very different.
Raty has already played in and has 2 goals and 3 points in 15 NHL games.
Where the 1st round pick lands, coupled with where the strength of the draft is expected to fall off does impact the quality of the deal, not sure why you would suggest otherwise.