Just thinking how forward thinking the Kessel trade was, I like many groaned about the return but how often do we see a team cut bait that quickly after signing their star player to that type of contract? Sure we see players demand trades but dropping a year into his deal only to see him regress the following year?
I think this trade is a bit underrated and will prove to be a key to the rebuild. Quite possibly the best trade of the year if Kessel plays his way into negative value production.
Trading for picks is the easy part, more or less. There's a lot more to do and the hardest is to come.
Solid start though for sure. Lot's of picks and a process that makes sense.