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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
The returns generally at the 2023 deadline were not great
Are you factoring that in?
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Everyone's opinion will vary on return, but for me:
1. 2023 was touted as a very good draft in the first round, so picks were valuable that year
2. Two Dmen in similar age range and ability changed hands.
3. The players from that draft are now 20yrs old, and would fit nicely with our new core. The players we get for any picks Andersson is traded for now are 17/18yrs old.
MARCH 1: Ottawa Senators acquire defenseman Jakob Chychrun from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 1st-round pick in 2023 NHL Draft, a 2nd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a 2nd-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
MARCH 1: Vancouver Canucks acquire defenseman Filip Hronek and a 4th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Also I think we could've gotten something better than this for Markstrom at the time too:
MARCH 1: Columbus Blue Jackets acquire goalie Jonathan Quick, a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goalie Joonas Korpisalo.
Anyway...Andersson will be traded, and we can't go back.
The next issues I see for the team:
Backlund - why isn't he extended? Why no talk of extension? Is he going to be a one jersey player, or does he actually want to win? Since the team hasn't bottomed out yet, it'll be an interesting call.