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Originally Posted by RedHawk12
Calgary says yes, easily. Ottawa says no.
Top 10 picks are almost never traded at the draft, and for good reason. You have the opportunity to sell your fanbase on the next big name/potential franchise player - Iginla, Catton, Dickinson, Buium, and you trade it for 34 year old Markstrom? Ottawa would riot, as would we if we were in that position.
I know they get 28 back but late picks drop off significantly in value. Yeah a 1st was traded to dump Monahan but that's expected to be 25-32. Also Tre was super desperate and made an awful trade, unlikely to be repeated.
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How many years do you sell your fan base on the next big prospect? That works for a few years but excitement gives way to expectation at some point? Is this that year for ottawa? Not sure myself.