a Buffalo deal starts something like w
8OA, Cozzens and another 1st.
And a player like Pekar.
And Johnson or Samuelsson.
And a little more, like 2d.
A Lindros type deal.
Yes, its harsh.
It probably doesn't happen.
But NYR has no incentive to move 1OA unless overwhelmed.
A "hockey deal" isn't what this would be.
This
only happens if a franchise, desperate for change, is willing to
go all in, for Lafreniere, because
they see him as a 'game changer' of their fortunes.
That don't come cheap.
It probably doesn't happen.
But it wont happen for a package a fan decides seems 'fair'
In this situation, 'pay to play' means overpay, and it hurts
some guys reading this will mock me,
but i lived through the Lindros auction
what i outline above is significantly less
AND NYR not under pressure to act
"
1992-Jun-30 Traded from Quebec Nordiques to Philadelphia Flyers for
Chris Simon(
25OA, age 20) ,
Mike Ricci(
4OA age 20),
Kerry Huffman(
20OA, age 24 established D) ,
Ron Hextall(
age 28 AllStar G),
Peter Forsberg(
6thOA age 18),
Steve Duchesne(27th birthday,
top 4 D with 6 straight 70+game seasons),
future considerations,
round 1 pick in the 1993 draft,
round 1 pick in the 1994 draft and cash"
