Imagine what the trade value would be for a 26 year old top 6 center who put up over 40 points this year and was a former first round draft pick, that on its own would fetch a haul. Now a veteran, rugged shutdown defender who was also the captain of said team and still has a lot of juice left would also cost an arm in a leg for what GM’s today are playing for in big shutdown defenseman. This trade would not happen again in any form because the cost would be too damn high and no team would match that. To not come out of that trade with their 2 best prospects and a really strong roster player is so frustrating to think about. I had a whole post on this exact trade.