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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 22, 2021 at 11:50 a.m.
Thread: Tarasenko
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NJDevils1317</b></div><div>Anaheim is going to be BAAAAAAAAAAAD, why trade an asset for a player to bring down your draft slot 2-3 spots?</div></div>

I can see both sides of it here...I'm assuming the goal would be to buy low, and then sell high if you can get him back to a reasonable level...this trade is essentially a 2nd+conditional 3rd (That becomes a 2nd if blah blah blah), so the idea is likely if you can flip him at some point, even with some retention, the assets coming back would be greater than Steel+3rd.

At the same time, you're 100% right-If he does well, you're not getting a top 6ish pick anymore, which isn't ideal. If he does poorly, you've moved assets that you can't get back. It's a dangerous game to play for a team that has pretty much stood still with it's pending UFA's in Hampus, Rakell and Manson. It'd be fun to add an offensively gifted winger to the Comtois-Zegras line, but it's probably a dangerous move right now. I'd rather do something like Rakell for Tarasenko, instead of gambling with young guys/picks.
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