Quoting: Dmh1055
The trade to compare to is more likely the Marian Hossa trade in 2008. That yielded a 2008 First, the PENS 2007 first round pick, and a B level player.
The trade on this post is likely too much I'll agree with you there. But there's no reason to think the Flyers could got get Behrens, the 2023 1st round pick, and Bowers for Giroux. Behrens is a recent 2nd round pick, 2023 is next year's first not this year's, and Bowers, who is more likely a project or B level prospect at this stage.
Okay. I want you to think about this for a second. Lets just start with it taking you 14 seasons to find something that you think supports your case before showing how the two scenarios are nothing alike. 2008…..if you can’t find anything in the last decade, don’t you think its time to tap out on this one?
Now, for this, so called, “comparable.”
Hossa’s season prior to the trade was a 43 goal 100 point season. What was he, 28 or 29 at the time of the trade? He was also elite defensively, and overall just one of the best players in the league. Not to mention, he wasn’t alone. He came with pascal dupuis, who only spent a decade in Pittsburgh.
Not sure where you got the two first round picks thing. Hossa and Dupuis got a 1st, a prospect, and two third liners. Definitely a very big return, but so were the assets moved. Giroux hasn’t been a point per game for his last three seasons. He hasn’t scored more than 22 in four seasons.
In short: try again. Maybe if you go back 20 years you’ll find something.