Rejoint: janv. 2017
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I'll reference this again from a sensible Vancouver hockey writer:
Basically, in any trade involving Horvat, young players (25 and under), high-end prospects or draft picks have to be included.
Of course, like I mentioned off the top, an extension would have to be negotiated as part of the deal or none of the above players will be available. I don’t think Sakic and MacFarland would risk losing premium assets for a player that could get up and leave at the end of the playoffs. Stranger things have happened, but the Avs’ front office doesn’t strike me as a group that would spend a lot on a rental, even it’s someone as valuable as Horvat.
He mentions the first in '23 plus ONE of Behrens, Olausson or Girard for Horvat WITH an extension. People thinking Horvat as a rental gets two or even three of those pieces are to my mind deluded but stranger things happen at sea I guess.