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If the logic behind giving up assets is to acquire a young top 6 player, then why not give Hudon and McCarron 5 games in the top 6 first? See what they can do with Pac/Plek/Gal/Gal and then make a decision. Those two are not Drouin, obviously, but if two in house players could potentially give a boost to the offence of the group, the pressing need and risk of getting fleeced decreases.
Conversely, if you overpay for Drouin and then play him with Weise/DD you are making a pointless trade in the short term.
Because if they score 4+ goals they'll get sent to the AHL again.