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Originally Posted by Wolven
I've had no issue with the pushback, I also do not think that Johnston is likely to be traded.
It is the thoughtless blanket statements that take away from the conversation instead of building on it that grinds my gears. It is one of the reasons this conversation never progresses beyond someone throwing out a speculative idea and then the same group of people driving by saying "NEVAAAAAAAR".
It is a shame because this conversation could be a lot more fun. I had a thought about gamifying it and try to simulate the bidding war between the ~6 teams that have been rumoured to be interested in Andersson and put together the various initial bids that Conroy has obviously rejected as well as the follow up bids that are likely taking place right now.
Then maybe the more casual posters could start to understand that we are not just talking about the value of Andersson in a vacuum, but we are talking about the value of Andersson in a seller's market where there are no other real options for teams to acquire a player like Andersson and 6-10 teams all trying to get him at different points in time.
The complexity of the situation is what makes it interesting and the effort many of you make to dumb it down is not.
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We need to be playing with the right pieces to make the game fun. I am all for discussing value of players especially when they are rumored to be available which is why I have put together trade packages for Robertson or McTavish but when it comes to Johnston there is no point. Johnston just turned 22 in May and already has multiple 30 goal seasons under his belt and just signed an extension. Likely the most untouchable player on the roster.
Andersson doesn’t even get the conversation started let alone highlight a package to acquire the player. If Dallas wants Andersson badly they have a lot of other pieces to start a trade with other than their young superstar who along with Ottenger, Heiskenan, Harley and Rantanen are the foundation of this team.
Dallas added the superstar mid season and made the coaching change after. They do not need any major surgery to enter this season. Robertson likely will force their hand because he is due a Rantanen level contract which is the only reason his name is out there. The Stars have Johnston locked for 5 he is not someone they are worried about in the short term so he would clearly not be available for anything short of a top 3 player being on the market.