Definitely not. If 1st + Wood + Everberg or something of that nature doesn't get it done then I don't think its going to happen here.
Here's a question. If Rantanen said he wasn't going to come over to play for the Avalanche and stayed in Finland demanding a trade what would y'all accept for him?
Well that can't be worth it.
Depends on how the Avs feel about Drouin. If they feel there is no chance he doesn't become a top-6 forward, then that's a pretty modest price to pay. A first round pick (likely between 10 and 20) + a raw, former 3rd round pick that's a long-shot to make it (Wood) or an undrafted fringe NHLer that's already gone through waivers (Everberg) is certainly not a fantastic package that the Lightning would have trouble beating from another team. Just because that's the most YOU would give up in order to acquire Drouin, that doesn't mean it's even close to a fair offer or that it's the most the Avs would be willing to give up.
If the Avs are serious about acquiring Drouin, the price from the Lightning would likely involve the Avs 1st round pick + a prospect like Bigras and maybe even an NHLer like John Mitchell with perhaps a 3rd or 4th round pick added on Tampa's side. That's a realistic non-homer value and while many Avs fans may have a huge problem with that, I think that if the Avs can find a way to keep their top-2 prospects AND acquire a kid like Drouin in the process, that would be pretty huge.
Drouin's situation is almost identical to the one Kyle Turris was in when he was with the Coyotes. The player and the team reached an impasse and everyone knew he was going to be traded. He ended up going for Rundblad (a former 17th overall pick and highly regarded young prospect
at the time) plus a 2nd round pick. That's a 1st and a 2nd for the former 3rd overall pick Turris. The fact that Rundblad ended up busting has no real bearing on the value which was paid at the time.
