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Put yourself in the shoes of every other GM in the league outside WIN & MTL.
Word going around is that PLD wants to play in MTL. If you’re a GM in the league, acquiring PLD is only a rental since he’ll be UFA in the summer of ‘24. No GM in the league is going to make a significant offer for PLD.
You can acquire 2 late 1st rd picks for him, lose him for nothing via UFA, or acquire 4 assets for him.
The bodies in the deal are support staff, I totally agree with that.
Dvorak is a 3C, 30-40 pts/yr, good on faceoffs. He has “some” value.
Harris is an all around rookie dman who will likely be a 2LD. He has more value than Dvorak.
Farrell is an offensive C with a high ceiling. He has value.
The biggest piece in this deal is the draft pick. It’s currently a top10 pick in a deep draft. WIN will never get an offer that includes that high of a pick for PLD.
For those who say I’m overpaying… we have the depth to make such a move (on defence), we need to shed salary to fit him on the roster, and it sends a message to the league that this rebuild is going to the next level. It could make UFAs consider MTL.