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The hard part for the Avs is that they don't have any top-tier forward prospects to offer outside of Newhook and he is their future 2C (at least that's what they likely see him as). Plus, you're trading a 20 y/o for a 33 y/o who, to be fair, still plays at a high level but is no longer in his prime and has maybe 3-4 good years left in him compared to a guy that could conceivably, if he pans out and reaches his ceiling, play well for you for the next 15 years.
If the Pens were willing to take a package of those D prospects and picks so they could rebuild, maybe you do it but even then those D prospects might have more value to the Avs to obtain more scoring help in the future one way or another. If the Avs are reasonably sure Newhook is going to come in next year and be an effective player and be a good 2C within a year or two, there is no reason to make this trade and, in all reality, it would probably make them less likely to be a contender for as long as if they held onto those prospects and first-round picks. Don't get me wrong, it's tempting and if Crosby were a few years younger I'd probably be for it but if that were the case, he wouldn't even be in a trade conversation.