Rejoint: mai 2015
Messages: 388
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I appreciate you trying to think this through from the Avs' perspective but you're off on a few counts. 1st, before he was injured Zadorov had made his way to the top of the depth chart and was succeeding with top pairing matchups and minutes. Unless the Avs land a big fish in a Duchene trade, that's where Avs fans expect to see him again (paired with Johnson) in the fall. Beyond that the Avs will have between 1-3 of Lindholm, Mironov or Bigras on the roster as well.
Now onto your trade, the reason people are adding 1st round picks to the deal is because A) yes the Avs absolutely want and need them as they rebuild and B) it takes giving up value to get value. You haven't really given the Avalanche anything of value in this trade, but instead tossed a handful of "meh" prospects at them in a quantity over quality trade. Considering some of the other teams interested in Duchene and the young D men they can contribute to a trade, a deal like this won't be a competitive offer for CBJ.