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Originally Posted by calculoso
Top 4 (top 2?) defenseman for 3rd line center. I don’t think the upgrade in first round picks reflects the disparity in those two values.
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Ya... I would be disappointed if that is the the result of the trade but hopefully 3rd line C is not Sillinger's ceiling.
However, if that offer is out there from CBJ then that is fuel on the fire for other teams to up their offers if they want to make the trade.
For example, if the Sharks were going to offer Bystedt + 30OA then Sillinger + 14OA would force the Sharks to reconsider how badly they want to upgrade their D (and I think upgrading the Sharks D is their top priority). Bystedt may be a bit better than Sillinger but 14OA is way better than 30OA.
This is where the bidding war aspect of the trade could help the return improve. There really are not a lot of comparable trades for this situation where you have a sellers market with a lot of demand for your asset and not a lot of impediments. (Hopefully Andersson does not pull a Hanifin on the trade talks)
So if the CBJ beats the Sharks' lowball offer then the Sharks have to start thinking hard on how badly they want Andersson. This bidding war would be the best way to get to "Andersson++ for a potential #1C" instead of dealing "Andersson by himself to get a middle 6 C and a late 1st pick in a weak draft".
Let's go bidding war!