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Detroit declines. We're rebuilding. Not loading up for a playoff run. Stevie drafted Soderblom in the 6th round. We'll keep the picks.

Well that's just shortsighted business - if you get Marcus Foligno for a 4th and 5th, you take it and flip him for a profit.

That's well below his value.

Well your post really doesn't make any sense at all. There's no middle man needed. Wild would just trade Foligno to a team who isn't rebuilding. Not to a team who is inserting young players like Soderblom and Berggren into the lineup. Most hockey fans know this. Not you though.

Of course there's no middle man, MN would never make this trade to begin with. It's horrible. But that doesn't matter in the context of what you said.

I don't need a Toyota Tacoma, but if someone offers me one for 10 grand, you bet I'm buying.

The name of the game is asset management - buying low is always good business. Most hockey fans know this.

The Kings aren't giving up anything of value for a goaltender that's older than Jonathan Quick.