I would say
Thornton = Vanek + Clowe + Glencross I wouldn't trade all 3 for Thornton
Semin = Pronger + Stastny Semin has more value than these two
Allen = Prospal Allen is the #5 dman in Florida while Prospal is a top 2 C having a good NHL season.
Overall, I took a gamble and tried to make Ovechkin work but it did not. So I wanted to come out of it at least breaking even and I think I did that.
Any other year Vanek is worth a ton. One off year does bring his value down a bit but almost every player goes through this. At 24 years old, he is still a top level player. If he was having another wiked year I don't think Vanek would be as available as he has been.
ME LIKE VANEK.
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