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The goal is to win more than 1 cup. These Sedin trades help the Sedins this year and screws the team they get sent to for the future. The PENS can give up picks, but why rent players that they don't need, rather than continue to build a team that is going to compete for years to come? I'd rather have Sprong and the pics and the cap space for depth rather than EXCEEDING THE SALARY CAP to get aging stars their best chance at a cup, before they never contribute again to the Pens.
We can trade can retain Sprong and these picks and send less valuable parts to have a better future, at a better cap hit, etc, etc, etc.
I wouldn't send 2nd for the sedins, let alone a prospect that's projected to be able to replace a top six winger. You win championships by doing what the Pens did the past 2 years (bring youth along) rather than what they did the previous 7 years (chase old players to fall short). They same is true of 2009. It's how teams succeed in the Cap Era.