Modifié 21 mars 2022 à 3 h 35
Here's your issue.
You are banking on something that doesn't carry weight. You are saying the Wild should be willing to give up their 1st round pick for Fluery because the difference between 23rd overall and 40th overall is minimal.
It absolutely does.
That's the difference between a Carson Lambos... a top 4 potential dman, versus a Jack Peart.. bottom 4 potential dman.
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But it's okay, we should happily give up a 1st round pick and drop 17 spots in the draft for 2 months of a goalie who hasn't been
that much better than Talbot this year because, reasons. I mean, the
Wild don't need their 1st at all in a deep draft this year because they'll have
FOUR 2nd rounders this year to offset the difference and aren't going to be in cap hell the next three years either. Oh, hooray. What a fantastic deal.... Guerin would be an idiot to turn this down!!! /sarcasm 🙄
The facts are thus.
1) Fluery's play this year means his value is barely worth a 3rd, maybe a 4th. But given the fact it's in division, fine a 2nd round pick is the cost of inflation for that.
And a 2nd is more than fair for Fluery, especially at this point. Davidson did his bargaining position no favors by playing Fluery last night.
2) Davidson doesn't have a leg to stand on in the first place demanding a 1st back. He has no leverage. None. Fluery will go where he wants. And the
only team he's willing to go to is offering a 2nd for him.
That's his price. Not a 1st, but a 2nd.
3) Fluery was acquired for nothing. A 2nd in return for him is
already a hefty return on Chicago's investment. Don't push your luck, and get what you can. Because it's already a win for Chicago.