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Originally Posted by GioforPM
One thing to consider is, I suppose, that Conroy seems to have a good eye for talent and if he doesn't want Holz versus Mercer that much, there is probably something to it.
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Thing is it's like saying...I don't like Pelletier as much as Zary.
Mercer (Zary) is the more proven and better commodity at the NHL level right now, but that also doesn't mean Holtz (Pelletier) has no value.
If the trade was straight up then I 100% agree that Holtz wouldn't be enough.
But if you're getting a 1st round pick too then that's still great value IMO.
We will never get the full details so we will never know exactly what happened, but I honestly feel like not pushing to close a deal when it was really close was a mistake from both sides of the negotiations.