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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I see we are at the point in the thread where the pessimistic posters will keep driving the expectation down post by post. Waiting for the Andersson for a signed 4x8 of Sergei Zubov.
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Andersson type players, with years left on their contract, generally return value somewhere in and around 1st + 2nd + 2nd.
If Conroy can get that sort of value out of Ras? Huge win in my eyes. That's all I could hope for because it would be the most a defenceman has returned with limited term left since Hampus Lindholm, who returned 1st + 2nd + 2nd + Urho Vaakanainen over 3 years ago.
That trade was a homerun by the Ducks. If that's the type of return that Conroy can pull on Andersson? Everyone should be applauding.
...but that trade was also the outlier, and hasn't been matched in 3 years.
My hope?
1st + 2nd or 1st + equivelant to a 2nd. That I'd look at as a 'fair' trade. Anything above that is a big ol W for Conroy.
I wouldn't expect Robertson to be involved in a deal like this - as if he was, it'd have to be part of a more complicated stretch of moves by the Stars because there's no way they subtract from their roster in THAT menaingful of a way without also adding to it in another fashion. Simply subtracting Robertson and adding Andersson doesn't service their Stanley Cup aspirations. Adding Andersson and keeping Robertson does, or adding Andersson, subtracting Robertson, and adding another top-end forward does (and they'd have to shop elsewhere, as CGY doesn't hold a forward of that level) - and doubly so on the Johnston front. I see absolutely zero circumstances where they trade Hintz or Johnston because they aren't going to get a centre as good or better than either of them in a trade, and subtracting them in that style does not service their Stanley Cup aspirations.