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Originally Posted by Toonage
But couldn't Sakic have ended up with two 1sts and two 2nds or more to go shopping with after flipping Hamonic to Calgary for what the Flames paid the Islanders? Use those picks and the ones they got from the Islanders in the first place and see what you can shake free?
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No. Cause there's no guarantee you can turn the picks into a key young player who is NHL ready or close to NHL ready. What team is willing to trade a top young player for picks? It makes no sense. You can't expect to find a Dougie Hamilton type deal because that type of deal almost never happens.
Sakic has to get back a Grade A young player or Grade A prospect who is on the verge of the NHL. He has to get that piece back in the trade IMO.