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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I think the Avs extended their 'window'. Locking up Rantanen would have forced them to make other moves, and probably brought them further away from winning a cup, not closer.
I like Necas in Colorado. I think he will fit in much better, and will probably re-sign for cheaper than Rantanen will. Colorado now has some draft capital to go and spend on players to shore-up their roster. They can go get Kadri, or they can go get Miller/Pettersson, or whomever else they want to fit-in with cap going the other way.
It is going to be interesting to see Rantanen in Carolina - interesting and weird.
I think the 'winner' of this trade will be measured in different ways to different people. Which team was able to re-sign their respective player (this season for Canes, next for Avs). How far did the team go in the playoffs? How are those players producing?
Unless a player flops big-time (which I really doubt), I think this is one of those trades in which you can make a solid argument for either side as to have won it.
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Could even be a win-win trade. If Colorado wasn't going to sign Rantanen and Carolina wasn't going to sign Necas, why not trade and see how the other player fits. The main risk is that you're trading proven chemistry for unknown fit. I also don't hate this trade for Colorado as I agree it extends their window and provides them with a fair bit more flexibility for a short-term downgrade - and it's not like Necas is just some shmuck either, given he's on pace for a 92 point season.