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The value is fair but I don't believe it's in Ottawa's best interest. A few reasons:
Garland is small and that matters even more to Ottawa now that Pierre McGuire is on the team.
Garland is also 2 seasons away from being UFA so to justify trading a top 10 pick OTT would be forced to buy a lot of UFA years in his next contract, and he is arbitration eligible.
It would be fair to say we need a top 6 pivot far more than another winger, which is clear by the fact you have $5M Dadonov as a healthy scratch in this line up.
This draft is going to be nuts; way more variations in the minds of the best scouts top 10 predictions. Can't see OTT giving up this pic when there's a chance McTavish or Johnson are available at 10.
And finally, they should NOT be in a rush; Stutzle, Pinto, JBD, Sanderson and Greig all need a little more time anyway. We are a few years from "win now" mode.