Does it, though? We could debate over who is better or who would be better specifically for the Blues all day. Sure. However, Dvorak at 4.5M v. Acciari at 1.5-2M is a no-brainer. Acciari is the faaaaaaaaar superior choice for value. Not even close. Plus, we already know he works great in the team. Again, a no-brainer.

Again, if it's Acciari/Haula and two picks in the twenties or Dvorak and the 5th overall pick (ie, the best shot this team has had at truly elite talent in over a decade), you take Dvorak with a big ol grin on your face. Turning a deal like that down in the hopes that you could maybe coax a free agent center- because you do need a center regardless- to a team that just missed the playoffs after the draft would be baffling asset management to me, unless those two late picks were turned into some form of immediate help before the draft.

I don't have much doubt Acciari or Haula would be more cost effective for what they give you than Dvorak, it's just not really relevant. In this proposal, the pick is the prize. Dvorak is just the cost of doing business while conveniently if inefficiently filling a roster need.

I'm perfectly fine with taking Moore at 10 and keeping Blais/the 1st and not having Dvorak. I don't think Smith is going to be that much better than Moore overall to make it worth the trouble.

That's a fair point. But the main reason behind doing this deal was to improve the blues' chances at competing for the post season in the short term since their current core is all but solidified, AND get a generational type talent to effectively make them much better than a 10th/25th overall + Samuel blais makes them in the long run

Yeah that was essentially the idea.

Having Dvorak as a shutdown 3rd line C, who's been very effective in the dot and competes well across all three zones, playing behind Thomas and Schenn's lines who are ideally more offensive minded, for simply 2 more years at 4.45m doesn't seem to bother me as much as it does mokumboi but oh well to each their own

Who thinks Smith is a generational talent? And I'll take Blais over Dvorak every single day of the week. He makes the Blues better for 1M. Dvorak is not interesting to me. Maybe he's another guy who just needs a different situation, but I'm not betting 2x4.5M on it.

and whos mentionning smith? were talking about michkov here man where have you been

Sorry, Earthmaster was the one who mentioned Smith. Personally, I don't think Michkov makes it to #5.

who do you think takes him, columbus or sjs?

Unless the Ducks galaxy brain it, the Sharks.