hotpaws
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This is the question they have a hard time answering .
It's funny because no one is saying to dump him for nothing and most are saying you either build the team quickly to take advantage of his prime or trade him if you think it'll take longer so you don't waste his prime years .
I have no idea why some posters are having such a hard time understanding this position .
Build the team how? There are just as many teams who have won without having high picks as there are teams that have won with high picks. Why do we need to have high picks to win?
You're asking me where to get help for Kessel from but you're not answering what you want for Kessel.
I'd trade him for a clear cut #1 centre but we're not getting that. Look at teams who have had top-5 picks that haven't had team success. Those teams drafted #1 centres and nothing has happened.
The draft is a crap shoot most of the time and there are more high draft failures than winners.
So either we can trade for a set of worse players and hope it works out, which rarely happens. Or we can trade him for a high draft pick (probably getting somewhere in the 5-10 area), and most likely get nothing in return.
What does you response have to do with my post ?
This discussion reminds me of the thread about his contract . Some of us said to sign him by the t/d at the latest or deal him so we don't lose him for nothing . Others responded by saying we'd be fools to trade a 26 year ppg winger while completely ignoring he could walk for nothing if he choose not to re sign .