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Originally Posted by activeStick

Seems like my guess was right and Conroy stuck to his guns and Fitzgerald was the one that gave in to Conroy's price in the end. Conroy is shaping up to be a pretty saavy GM.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1803835624551584247

https://twitter.com/user/status/1803869570769526848

This perfectly aligns with my "one time at a party credible insider" discussion that the deal Devils offered was too low at trade deadline. Good on Conroy for weighting it out when more teams in play to get his 1st.

Love the deal even more now that details confirmed (if source reliable)!

Find me some trades in the past where a 34 year old goalie was traded for a 1st and a servicable 4-5 D man who is only age 23.

A mid to late 1st round pick has been a max return for starters in net who are generally much younger than Markstrom.