bleedblue1223
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100%. Crouse's recent trade comp might be Blake Coleman. Coleman might have the edge due to have 1 more really affordable season before UFA status, which was why Tampa valued him so much. Crouse is RFA status, so he'll still have team control. I wouldn't be surprised if his value was 1st+solid prospect. Chychrun+Crouse would be very expensive from an asset cost, but I'd be more willing to give up more future pieces for it than if it was just 1 of them. I don't believe we'd do a deal for both though, I'd guess Bill would do separate deals, and Tampa goes strong for him.How much we can spend to ensure a quality NHL backup will depend on the decisions with Perron and Tarasenko in the offseason. If they move three quality futures to get Chychrun then they're more likely to move Tarasenko for futures at the draft. If they don't get an impact left defenseman who will be on the team next year they will still need to target one.
I haven't spent much time trying to expand the deal to add Crouse. I can see that Chychrun + Crouse = Scandella + Sundqvist. But wouldn't the Blues have to add more to Neighbors + Hofer + 1st?
Edit: Maybe Sam Bennett is another comp, so potentially a bit cheaper than Coleman.
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