Rejoint: janv. 2018
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The Sens aren't looking to be in a perpetual rebuild. The whole point of drafting and hoarding prospects is to turn them into impact NHL players, and that's finally what the Drake has become. Short of trading for Jack Eichel (which Ottawa should not do) there's no world where the Sens trade Batherson.
Also even from a value perspective I don't think it's fair. Maybe for a guy who is 26 and has plateaud as a 25ish, 50ish point guy (which is roughly what Drake is on pace for), that would be fair value. Drake is still only 22 (albeit only for another 12 hours) and I feel confident that he's still got a good amount to grow. I think he be a guy who regularly scores 30 goals, and 60+ points as a bonafide 1st line RW. He's just not a guy you give up on.