Who adds what?
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For Buffalo, as long as they can sign Gardiner long term, right away, he's as good as your average top five pick defenseman. Maybe Dahlin really lands and is better. Maybe not. Maybe Gardiner is the best player in the trade, and they've also added two late first picks, and some junk, but cheaper junk than they had. Like, even if JVR and Bozak don't sign, this is not too shabby of a return. I don't see Buffalo being impatient, though, and I'm not totally up on the odds of landing a good or a great player at any particular spot within a 1st round.