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Originally Posted by Hackey
You might draft a better player, you also might draft a complete bust. 77 pts in 71 games in the AHL seems like someone worth taking a gamble on for a 30th overall pick. Definitely a higher ceiling than Tomasino. And he's ready now, not 4 years from now.
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A highly ceiling says who? Tomasino has outscored him in the AHL and NHL so far.
The fact is that he’s not worth a 1st. You can get similar players for a lot less.
Veleno was just passed around and bought out. Farabee was just traded as a cap dump. Holtz was included in a trade that only brought back a bottom sixer and a third. Look at trades involving Pelletier, Kaliyev, etc.
If Bourque was a year or two younger with double the production under his belt, he’s worth a first or even a bit more, but he’s not. So Bourque and a 2nd isn’t some huge get compared to a 1st, conditional 3rd that could be a 2nd, and a younger project with potential.
If anything I think Bourque and a 2nd is the worse deal. Personally I would take Reschny, a 3rd/2nd, and a 25 year old with some potential over Holtz and a 2nd.