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Originally Posted by btimbit
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Most important to me is getting some first round picks. Obviously I’d love to have Mercer but, at this point, for Fitz to give in and trade him now he would look even worse for waiting this long. He’s boxed himself into a corner where if he makes the trade and Conroy gets Mercer, it will likely be regarded as win for Conroy more than Fitz because he’s waited too long and they are in tough to make the playoffs. Would rather not ha
If it’s Casey + 2024 first round pick (top ten protected) + 2024 2nd round pick then I would be happy. Not as good as getting Mercer of course but imagine being told in September that the Flames would get a package like that for Markstrom without retention.