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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Getting Iginla would be awesome, but that would be a huge overpayment.
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Maybe. But I think Iginla is going to have a big World Juniors. At which point, his value will be even higher.
Without prioritizing acquiring a top tier talent in a trade, I think Andersson and Coleman will likely return something around this equivalent:
Andersson: 1st round pick + 2nd round pick + 2nd round pick + B-level prospect
Coleman(50% retained): 2nd round pick + 3rd round pick
Personally, I would rather get a single A-level prospect like Iginla instead of those picks. It can be argued that those picks combined are worth more but Conroy has already done a few trades that have accrued multiple picks and B-level prospects/young players - which is great. I’m happy with the trades he’s made so far. I would just like to see a trade where he acquires a top prospect in the league since he is trading a player that should be worth more than any player he has traded so far.
Of course, it takes two teams to make a trade. Lots of teams simply will not entertain trading their top prospect. Utah may have that stance with Tij Iginla. My hope is that the ransom they tried to hold over the Tij Iginla pick at the draft opens the door to them being willing to trade him this season. It all depends on Utah breaking out this season - which is unlikely to begin with. But I’ll still hope for it.