Altair
Well-known member
Re: Rumours, Innuendos and Flat out B.S.: 2017-18 Edition
The point here is why would a GM like Poile (Using your example) create a hole in the position that is hardest to fill, first line center, in order to get Max?
Why would he deal a roster player who has been key to making the Preds a top 5 club this season? Either of those are sideways moves.
And looking at playoff contenders, the story is going to be repeated over and over again. Any deal for max involving a high end player ends up being a sideways move for them, not getting them any closer to the cup.
If you want to make the argument that max has a better contract than Kessel and thus deserves more in return, I can get behind that. But in that case, what, Two high end prospects, a First and a second round pick? But Max is not getting a key player back, not from a team looking to load up on a cup run, if Max brings more in than Kessel, it's going to be in futures.
Kessel was a different story....that was a hard contract to trade away due to the number and term left.
Plus Kessel had a very limited list of teams he would go to.
You're comparable is completely off.
Not saying Poile would go for it but that should be the asking price for one the best goal scorers in the game with a year and half left on his contract.
This is MBs chip to get what he needs at center,you don't just give that up for a prospect and a draft pick...that's nuts.
What some of you are asking for is the price for a high end rental...Max is worth more than a high end rental.
The point here is why would a GM like Poile (Using your example) create a hole in the position that is hardest to fill, first line center, in order to get Max?
Why would he deal a roster player who has been key to making the Preds a top 5 club this season? Either of those are sideways moves.
And looking at playoff contenders, the story is going to be repeated over and over again. Any deal for max involving a high end player ends up being a sideways move for them, not getting them any closer to the cup.
If you want to make the argument that max has a better contract than Kessel and thus deserves more in return, I can get behind that. But in that case, what, Two high end prospects, a First and a second round pick? But Max is not getting a key player back, not from a team looking to load up on a cup run, if Max brings more in than Kessel, it's going to be in futures.