Stephen
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- Feb 28, 2002
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The trading of our 58th OA pick in this years draft for a 2nd rounder in next years draft, likely around the same spot as 58 and only receiving a 7th as compensation is not a good return IMO.
Either they were not thrilled with the available talent at that point in the draft, or they needed a future 2nd rounder to make another deal work down the line. Whether that’s in the immediate or at the TDL is yet to be determined.
Either way, a 7th rounder is just not enough IMO.
I don’t love it either but can see the logic behind it.
Basically cloned the 23rd pick into 3 picks. But that 7th should have come from Anaheim to begin with.
They probably also want the 2nd rounder as trade currency for next year vs an actual player.