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I'll comment simply on the Edm deal.
I'm not entirely sure this is as bad as they think.
What has been the prices of taking on bad contracts? Bickell, Bolland etc. It takes quiet a bit.
Vanek alone is worth, if he keeps up the pace, a 2nd rounder.
Green is a capable top 2/4 pairing dman. If you don't think he's worth a 1st rounder, you don't understand hockey. I could show you a list of dmen who were traded for by overpaying way more then they were worth technically. Couple that with the fact that he's a RH shot dman.......Puh-leez! I'm not a Green fan or a Detroit fan but I know decent players when I see them and Green is major upgrade over who Edm has right now on the right side. That's including Larsson BTW.
I don't know too much of Renouf but I assume he is a B prospect because of just that, I don't much about him and I'm a avid fan who knows just about every "noteworthy" prospect. Saarijarvi on the other hand I do know and is a very decent Dman prospect. He would be one of the better D prospects in EDM.
From the EDM perspective, Fayne is weighing down their AHL club, Ference has essentially taken the year off. I'm not even sure he is actually injured and the two first rounders are for the most part going to not be lottery picks and since EDM is pretty decent now, i think they'll be 20-30 in both years.
They get rid of 2 bad contracts and get two prospects and two NHL'er top 6 and top 4 players.........
To be honest, I'm not sure Detroit should do this. They could get slightly more if sold separately........