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Originally Posted by GioforPM
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.
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Eichel did not have trade protection. Krebs was a highly rated prospect, but Vegas 1st was destined to be late. Clearly Buffalo valued Tuch in that deal.
Flames didn't have much better to offer.
But they could have traded Eichel who had 5 years left on his deal to any team in the league. That trade was a head was bad from day 1 and it was because they limited their options by valuing the players over the picks.
I don't care if Norris is a 1st round pick. He is 26/27 and had major injuries. Bernard Docker wasn't even offered a QO and Norris is gone until xmas. Ottawa got a 2nd with Cozens who makes less than Norris. That is a very bad deal.
I'm not suggesting they trade Peterka for Dobson, I was just listing young players that were traded in recent years that did not have trade protection and were traded for picks. Picks are easier to trade when you have extra like say Montreal did when they acquired Dobson. When you don't have extra picks and your pick is top 10, it's harder to trade a 1st. But if you have 2 or 3 firsts, now you can make a move as you still could get the guys you want in the draft with the additional picks. Montreal still drafted 34OV and had 9 picks after the trade.