Kane gets Buff a 1rst if he signs
How is Brassard irrelevant?
for our 3 guys --------2 X 1rst and a 2nd or 1rst and 3 2nds minimum. Lets alone prospects and other picks.
Nash got more then just a 1rst, same with Brassard , same with Stastny
Brassard has term. He has 1 more year. That’s totally different value. Irrelevant to a pending UFA.
A conditional first is not a first. Kane couldn’t get a first.
Nash is comparable. Maybe by rep he gets more? Who knows.
Bottom line is.
Nash, Winnipeg, Tampa and boston all spent their first plus. 2 of those are 100 percent guaranteed to be out in the second round, maybe all 4. Who made the mistake there? Or is it only the leafs who have a different standards? Or you judge in hindsight?
I can see the argument for signing a winger like marleau and trading jvr. I think we tried. But bottom line is..... we had a bunch of rookies, teams fall off all the time. We kept the assets to make the playoffs and insulate sophmore slumps.
In the season No top 10 team trades assets for futures. Never happens. For a reason. Hall of fame players coaches and gm run this team. They know the effect of it all on teams.