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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:I haven't seen Feschuk's article, but would I trade Kessel to COL for their pick, to get Jones? That's a tough one, but I'd sure as hell think about it. I've come to believe that (aside from solid goaltending) having a truly epic physical d-man (Pronger, Chara, Stevens) or epic positonal/skating dman (Lids, Nieds) is the ticket to multi-year contender status. Is Jones that? He very well might be.
But the other part of the equation is whether Lupul can pick up a substantial piece of the scoring slack if Kessel were traded.
Anyway, Kessel is not untouchable. But he proved a lot of people like me wrong, and his value is probably at or very near its peak.
I would not trade him for Jones. Would I trade him for McKinnon? Probably. I still think that would be a gamble. As much as I love McKinnon and think he's the next Tavares, is it really beneficial at all? It sets the team back several years as far as their best player being a dominant player.
And with Gardiner and Rielly in the fold, why would I go chasing the positional/skating d-man when we have two guys who could very well already be that?
To me, the only reason I move a Kessel is if I'm getting a bona fide superstar centre in the making who is a franchise level guy, which if that player reaches his peak is only going to be a small notch better than Kessel. So it's a huge gamble.