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Originally Posted by Hackey
If Bourque and a 2nd was on the table I'm pretty sure the trade would have already happened. It's probably not on the table because a player who is already establishing himself is worth more than a late 1st which has way more uncertainty and a much further time horizon. I'm sure almost any team in the league would swap a late 1st for Bourque.
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Maybe. He’s heavily overvalued by a few here so you’re probably not alone in thinking that, but he was taken 30th overall and is roughly the 30th best player from his draft year. This is not a particularly high bar for a late 1st to reach.
Philip Tomasino, who was drafted one year earlier 24th overall (is just 5 months older) and had 71 points in 159 games (0.45 P/GP vs Bourque’s 0.34 P/GP) at the time he was traded, was swapped for a 4th round pick.
So, I’m not sure any team would swap a late first for him when you can get better players for less and draft better players with that pick.