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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
If Rossi is worth the 9th OV pick then Minnesota would have no reason to trade him.
28th is probably not enough but I don't see them getting a top 20 pick. Probably will be like a 1st + 2nd of value.
I'd 100% take Kotkaniemi ... especially if a sweetener was involved. He's still a 6'2" center who will just turn 24 and IMO that contract won't look bad at $4.8M when the cap is at $95M in a couple years.
His first two seasons in Carolina people were talking about the steps he'd taken and how he was progressing, he had 43 points last year, and a slight step back isn't unheard of at that age.
Individual shooting % dropped from 14% in both 21/22 and 22/23 to 9.4% in 23/24. PDO was down around .983. But his underlying numbers remain strong. I'd have no issue with taking the risk of that contract on to get a former top 5 pick who at worst could be a 3rd line center for the team for $4.8M long term and locked up from 24-30 years old.
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Especially if Kotkaniemi is thought to have negative value and you can get a sweetener back.