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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
I don't know if I agree with that - the first round picks are okay but still one of them is in 2028 so while anything is possible that is a long way away and late first round draft picks don't have a huge amount of value on trade deadline it seems looking at the other trades that were made.
Stankoven could be good but he is an undersized offensive player who has put up 29 points in 59 games this year. He has potential to be a very good player but sort of reminds me a little bit of Matthew Lombardi, a good player but not an elite level of player.
They turned Necas and Drury into Stankoven, 2 firsts, 2 thirds and the ghost of Taylor Hall. It is good but a futures deal for a team that a month ago was in win now mode getting the biggest name available.
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That wasn’t the intention of the trade. They tried to sign the biggest name and he said no so they salvaged what they could of a bad situation and got a decent haul back.
Another way to look at it is Necas was on a 2 year deal and likely gets dealt next season. Would he get the same return? Probably not.
While they screwed thrmsleved this year they have assets now and cap space to stretch things out.