I think the point being that Kuzmenko can definitely land a 1st round pick.
He's 28.
He scored 39 goals in 81 games with Canucks in 2022-23.
He scored 14 goals in 29 games with Flames in 2023-24 (39.5 goal pace)
If he can once again score at that pace with the Flames in 2024-25 - this all but proves that the "slump" in Vancouver for half a year was an outlier data point.
If all these things come to pass, he is 100% getting ATLEAST a 1st round pick in return at the trade deadline + a prospect.
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