Deadline + draft day trades Pacioretty gone and so galchenyuk

We don’t want Plekenac for a 1st. “but muh we are taking hagelin’s contact hxhsjjs”

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That is an incredible overpay for Pacioretty. A few good young players, a first, a second, and potentially another second for a guy with 23 points is very extreme. He’s not worth anything more than a first and a decent young player at this point, and even that’s questionable.

Do your homework. Pacioretty is 4th or 5th in goal scoring over the past 5 years? Half a season doesn't ruin his value. Everyone knows he will break out once he has a defenseman that can get him the puck.

History alone doesn’t justify a trade. Just because a player has been good in the past (and to his credit, Pacioretty has been very good), that does not even in the slightest justify throwing a kings ransom at that player. Tierney is a young player that is doing pretty well this year. O’Regan is one of the Sharks’ top prospects. Then we’re throwing in a first, a second, and potentially another second? That’s a very poor evaluation, even if you’re banking on Pacioretty to find his old self, which is just not a risk any rational NHL GM would take, especially for that package.