Once a Kings Fan Too
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The object of acquiring Auston Matthews NOW instead of waiting for him to become a free agent in 2024 would be to ADD him to the core of Zegras, Terry, McTavish and (presumably) Fantilli, not trade two of them away.
And as a strong Anaheim fan, I'm eminently qualified to tell you that the defenseman we get from Edmonton for Silfverberg, our 2024 second and an over-the-horizon third is Cody Ceci, not Evan Bouchard. And that's if we retain 50%.