IMO this trade is a win for the Devils. Point is highly rated, but he is not McDavid. Helenius and Parascek don't move the needle enough for me.
What Cheese does with Point and the remaining stars is key for me. IMO any time the focus is to retool and rebuild, the top asset to have/acquire is your own 1st. Goffie has #1 Was 26 (not sure about 27) and with this trade he has to be looking at the value of #1 Was 26 as higher than it was before this trade. Cheese still has some stars, but his pick is trending to be a lottery pick and before the trade his team might be a playoff team. A trade talk involving his 1st and a star like McDavid (or one of his other stars) should have been attractive for both Cheese and Goffie. The value of that pick is much more valuable in Cheese's hands than Goffie's.
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