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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It makes sense that Markstrom had more value when a team was getting him for three playoff runs vs two.
You could argue that with more suitors in the offseason, Markstrom’s value has increased. But if one of those teams is draft asset poor (the Leafs) and another a franchise that Markstrom would probably block with his NTC (the Senators), I don’t know that pushes the Devils beyond what they offered before the deadline.
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Yeah, that's why the 10th OA thing doesn't seem right to me at all. They were allegedly offering some pick (maybe this years first, maybe next years, maybe a second).
But even in offering this years first at the deadline, the idea would be that they would have made the playoffs this season and the pick would have been late teens, maybe 20's. Not sure why they'd suddenly be given a top 10 pick and say "okay, yeah you can still have that now that it's waaaaaay more valuable than 2 months ago".
I still think 2025 1st makes the most sense.