There's no chance that any GM of any team trades a 2023 first rounder unprotected with Bedard coming. Especially a team who finished in the bottom 10 for the last 5 years.

Where's the top six forward we're getting? Brown, playing 20 minutes a night in Ottawa with all that talent, managed to score at almost a 50 point pace. He's about as much a top 6 forward as Frederick Gaudreau, and to be frank, I don't really like Gaudreau as our 2C long term. Not to mention Brown only has 1 season before he's due a raise we can't give him, so he's purely a rental in any capacity.

I mean it's fine if he's a secondary piece, he's a fine secondary piece, but Minnesota should be getting one piece, whether a prospect or pick, that they really want, and is a long term asset. And honestly, outside of Ottawa's 1st this year, I don't think they have one of those that they'd be willing to trade.