SkateOrDie
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that isn't nearly enough for the penguins to take on that horrible Mikheyev contract. I'm not touching that for a 2nd. VAN doesn't really have the pieces to move it out as it would take a 1st for a team to take that on. The only way I make that trade is if you get a trade like the VAN one above and it needs to be made to make it work.
EDM doesn't have the pieces for a penguins trade. This has been stated multiple times. They are most likely on the bottom of the list of all trades.
The trade with VGK isn't enough to get it done. VGK has better pieces to move.
People keep saying things like VAN won't give that up........ but VAN isn't the only team interested in Guentzel.
The bad part of that for VAN is there are at least 4 other teams in the west interested. EDM, VGK, DAL, COL.
Now you can say EDM doesn't have the pieces. But DAL sure does and so does VGK.
Then you got 4 teams in the east in CAR, FL, NYR, and TOR.
You can say maybe TOR can't afford to keep Jake, but they actually could shedding Domi and Bertuzzi next year. Others say they want to invest in defense but I don't see it as they won't want a defense rental and it's better to solve that long term in FA where they have 8 defensive contracts coming off the book next year.
That's a lot of teams interested in Jake, most have the pieces to get it done. So VAN wanting to low ball it, isn't going to happen.
The penguins will get a good return on the trade. Given sellers always lose in the end because no matter how good the trade is usually prospects and late round picks have to develop into the sure thing they are moving out. But sometimes like OTT EK trade, the seller wins.
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