What in tarnation
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Waking up as a cockroach seems more realistic than majority of these trades. TOR, CAR, NYI and mostly ANA trade are just bad.
I kinda get that TOR would like to get McDonagh, but they would not sell Nylander for him. And even if they did, they most certainly wouldn't be the part who adds a second-rounder.
CAR has signed Pesce with a long-term contract. Why on earth they'd sell a young promising d-man who has a 6-year contract just beginning for one year of forward who arguably isn't even as good as Pesce is.
Even if you retained half of Staal's contract, he is not worth 2nd rounder.
And that ANA trade is worst of all. Why would any team give a great prospect and a first rounder for two declining rental players? Would you give a package of Chytil, 2nd round and 5th round picks (around the same value that the pieces you're getting from ANA) to, let's say to Toronto for example, in exchange for Bozak and Polak? I doubt it.