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If NSH does a full rebuild they keep the picks instead of signing Cirelli. If they're not tearing everything down, they don't trade Ellis and Ekholm.
I understand Leafs fans feeling like this is an overpay, but what other RD of Ellis' caliber are available? If Poile decides to sell Ellis, I think this is in the ballpark of what he can get.
NSH declines the EDM deal. With the retention and pick, it's an overpay.
Both teams decline the BUF deal. Talent wise, BUF wins the trade, but acquiring older players stunts their rebuild. Even with this trade they're not deep enough to contend yet. The pieces coming back from BUF aren't of much interest to NSH.