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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
So I think the problem with this trade initially is that their isn't a piece to get excited about...I liked the idea of the Leafs 1st from Bruins, I like Poitras a lot, and I think we liked the idea of Danielson.
So this deal not having a piece like that hurts, but the overall value of the deal is fine.
2027 1st - Likely will be late but you never know
2027 2nd that could become a 1st - More ammo in the toolkit and provides protection on the pick the Flames have getting worse this year (would have loved if it was conference finals instead of win cup)
Wiebe - who knows. Feels like a nothing inclusion
But the piece that might be undervalued here is Whitecloud.
How different are Brandon Carlo and Zach Whitecloud? Similar age, both very much physical defensive dmen, similar career offensive numbers (Carlo: 0.18 P/G, Whitecloud: 0.21 P/GP)
With Whitecloud being on a very affordable contract for 2 more seasons, and with the constant need of contenders for RH dman, I'm not certain that he couldn't get another 1st in return.
Dallas would probably love to have him too.
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Ya I think Whitecloud is being undervalued given his contract, the term of his contract and how it frees up other cap space for teams.
For a team like Dallas if Lyabushkin comes the other way they save 500K a year, add a year of term and get a better dman. That has value, might be as high as a first round pick.