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Originally Posted by Macho0978
Just because you trade players for draft picks and prospect doesn't mean you have to start the tank all over again.
Peterka, Cozens and Eichel all got lessor returns because the Sabres only want players that can help them now. So, you take lessor returns trying to win trading some of your best players? Very hard to do.
If you traded these guys and loaded up on prospects and picks rather than Doan, Kesselring, Krebs, Norris and so on, maybe they can land a young star to replace the players they lost. Players before UFA status can't have trade protection. McTavish could have been available. Rossi could have been moved this off season. Dobson was available.
None of these players could be had for Norris, Kesselring, Doan and Krebs as a package. If Buffalo had a bunch of extra picks and prospects, they could have loaded up for young players available.
Buffalo still has a good core to build around, and I get why they want depth to help that core succeed now, but you can't trade your best players for depth only and ignore adding good value with that depth.
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Eichel got one each of a player (Tuch), a prospect (Krebs), a first and a second round pick. Seems rebuildish to me. You can argue with the package but the closest anyone got was Calgary who offered something similar.
Cozens got two highly regarded youngish players (both first round picks). And Cozens has done fairly little in Ottawa. IU have no idea what the other offers were.
Peterka got a great young Dman (almost as good as Dobson) and Doan.