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Okay, the fundamental flaw with this deal is that if the player picked at 8OA (I think Detroit might like Nazar personally), become a possible 1st line center, more likely a 2C, then you have to get that back in value.
Instead, you're getting an aging top 4 D who might have two or three good years left, and a late first, which gets you a top 9 forward or a bottom 4 defenseman. Detroit loses value here and for what? Will getting Petry make them a contender? No.
And you can't just say "well okay, Petry isn't worth 8OA, but if we pile on more assets, we can even its value" - that's not how trades work.
Let's use minerals as an example. You have Diamond, you have Gold, you have Silver, and you have Copper.
You don't trade diamond for gold even if you pile on gold, and you don't trade gold for silver, even if you pile on more silver and copper. One diamond is worth like five or six golds, and that trade only happens if you have too many diamonds OR if you're forced to trade off your asset and that's the best you can get for it. Well no team is FORCED to move draft picks, so you're stuck..
So if Detroit is moving 8OA, then Montreal needs to give them a young prospect who's destined for top 6 status... a player of Suzuki's or Caufield's caliber, because Frank Nazar may well achieve their status as a player.