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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
A top 10 pick, even if it is #10, seems like a huge overpayment for Markstrom to me, salary retention or not. I would love to see it happen, but I am not getting my hopes up. If or when Markstrom is traded, I predict a lot of negative flipping out on here based on what the expectations seem to be from fans.
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Yeah, this is another case where fan expectations have gotten so high that there’s gonna be a lot of people flipping out when they see the actual return.
When Fitzgerald talked about moving the 10 OA pick he said he’d move it if he could get an asset of the right age - 23 to 25 - back. Which is understandable. Dealing a pick that high for a 34 year old is almost guaranteed to look like a bad trade when the dust settles.
I expect Markstrom would bring back the Devil’s 2025 1st + something extra with retention. Maybe Holtz or Casey.
If the Devils deal the #10 OA it will be for a youngish C.