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CarltonTheBear said:https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1013584745807171585
This seems like a pretty big haul, but I'd still rather have ROR.
CarltonTheBear said:The more I think about this the more I think St. Louis made out like bandits here. And the general reaction on twitter seems to be the opposite. But Berglund and Sobotka are aging, 30-year old 3rd liners. They give Buffalo some decent depth, but you could have signed comparable players as free agents today. Then you got some picks that will be in the bottom 3rd of their rounds. And Tage Thompson who IIRC was a pretty questionable 1st rounder in his year.
All for one of the best two-way centres in the league. Buffalo was one of the few teams in the Atlantic or even in the league with him and Eichel to be able to match-up against Matthews/Tavares, and they threw that all away. Classic quantity for quality trade.
CarltonTheBear said:The more I think about this the more I think St. Louis made out like bandits here. And the general reaction on twitter seems to be the opposite. But Berglund and Sobotka are aging, 30-year old 3rd liners. They give Buffalo some decent depth, but you could have signed comparable players as free agents today. Then you got some picks that will be in the bottom 3rd of their rounds. And Tage Thompson who IIRC was a pretty questionable 1st rounder in his year.
bustaheims said:THat's how I see it, too. Berglund gets some name recognition, but the last time he cracked 40 points was in 10/11. He also comes with a history of some pretty serious injuries. Sobotka is a 3rd/4th line C. Thompson also probably ends up a 3rd liner. My first thought after seeing this deal was "is Buffalo tanking again?"
Coco-puffs said:I feel like Buffalo put paying out that bonus ahead of getting a decent return.