ELCs are king. While DeAngelo is having a great year. He is also in position to get paid. Don’t see a team giving the Rangers a highly drafted D for the privilege to pay him.
agree elcs are king esp w/upcoming exp drft
however, the objective is to win and that requires quality players
I don't think anyone will overpay but a deal in the Dumba ballpark is commensurate, and if it is long term escalating there, it can be around 4m the 1st yr which is totally reasonable.
to be clear, I was not suggesting Byram - Dea straight up 1:1.
I was saying Dea would be a build acquisition for Avs and NY would add something significant but reasonable.
However, I expect Colorado to just keep slow and steady as she goes now.