Again, the problem with trading Andersson for Robertson (and then keeping Robertson) is that you just burned your best trade chip for a LW. So you've got Robertson, great. Who's feeding him the puck? Morgan Frost?
You're basically guaranteeing the organization will be weak at center forever. Robertson would not score the way he has in Dallas with Calgary. Probably not even close.
He is not a play driver. He is not a foundational player. He's a high-end complimentary player. He's very good, but he's not someone you acquire to be your best forward. He's the guy you acquire to pot the feeds from your best forward.
I'd be much more interested if the Flames already had Celebrini, or a top ~7 or so pick this year. Yeah, sure, start the car. But they don't. And again, I'm still not against it per se, because I think something like Robertson and Mews might knock the #2 loose from San Jose, possibly along with something else the Sharks need. They desperately need talent on D, especially on the right side, and could definitely use a big goal scoring winger to play with either Celebrini or Smith.
And of course, this is all assuming Dallas would have the appetite for such a trade, which is not a guarantee. I never argued the relative values of Andersson/Robertson, I just question how much adding a winger--ANY winger--to this organization will help.
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