Was this the Right Trade between Winnipeg and Pittsburgh: McGroarty for Yager
The big news on Thursday involved Rutger McGroarty, as the Winnipeg Jets traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Brayden Yager.
TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joined Laura Daikun on SportsCentre to discuss the trade involving McGroarty for Yager as the Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins trade prospects.
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Laura Diakun: “Welcome to our Director of Scouting now, Craig Button and Thursday's trade of Craig between Winnipeg and Pittsburgh brought you the number 14 because both prospects were selected 14th overall in their respective drafts. We have Brayden Yager, now a member of the Jets, and we have Rutger McGroarty, now a member of the Penguins. What's your decision on the trade, Craig?”
Craig Button: “They're both A prospects, but when I look at what Kevin Cheveldayoff was able to do in a situation where they couldn't get Rutger McGroarty under contract. Now, there is a saying that sometimes you have to make chicken salad with something less than chicken. What Kevin Cheveldayoff was able to do here was make a chicken salad out of the main chicken.
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Brayden Yager is a really good prospect. In fact, when I say a prospect like Rutger McGroarty, he is a young player, but he is a leader, and he has the ability to play in different situations in the game, he is a complete player. In fact, I thought Bradyen Yager might be very close to being able to play in the NHL this year. Now, is that calculus going to change a bit? Maybe it will be.
But what Kevin Cheveldayoff was able to do was trade a really good player in Rutger McGroarty for a really good player in Brayden Yager. It was necessary because Rutger McGroarty had moved his goals to the Winnipeg Jets, and what Kevin Cheveldayoff was able to do was to get the same kind of prospects and certainly be able to keep his team competing and moving forward with a player who could really be. A good player, a contributor to the Jets, maybe as soon as this season.”
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