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So I’m going to break this down in a constructive way.
Mantha over his last 82 games has 30G and 42A while driving offense on one of the worst teams ever. Nothing in that offer is even remotely getting me interested in moving him. If you’re worried he won’t be productive when we are competing then you trade him in a year or two for a much better package.
Zadina’s most common linemates are some combination of Filppula, Helm, Nielsen, Glendening, and Erne. Yet he was still .54 P/G while improving at the age of 20. Trying to sell him for a second rounder is laughable. Does he need to improve? Yes, his skating and strength notably but let’s remember he is 20 and just had a nice offseason. Calling him a bust makes me think you didn’t watch any of last season and are just stat watching without really doing any research at that.