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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
The trades in which a veteran is traded for one very promising prospect tend to be very successful.
Nieuwendyk was (basically) traded for Iginla.
Brassard was (basically) traded for Zibanejad.
Erat was traded for Forsberg.
Pacioretty was traded for Suzuki.
Giroux was basically traded for Tippett.
I'm not opposed to this kind of trade - even if they are risky. And it should be noted that for most of these trades, the team sending the prospect also added a pick or another minor piece.
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Don’t disagree with your general premise but Zibanajed was a proven entity. He had 51 and 46 points the previous two years, virtually the same as Brassard. The Sens made that trade because Melnyk was cheap as #### and Brassard was way cheaper in terms of real dollars than Zibanajed was going to be. Terrible trade because of a terrible owner.