I'd take the picks, tbh. I hate all these stupid ass long-term contracts worth shitloads of money. You're just asking to get screwed. How do they know he doesn't turn into Wade Redden in 5 years? Or Souray or Bowmeaster (Sp?). I don't think they git Weber or Sutter with first-rounders, so it's not like they've never had success with later picks. GMs are over-valuing anyone considered to be a stud these days. Just look at Rick Nash. They want 2 first-rounders, 2 top prospects, and 2 solid, productive NHLers, including a top pair D-man. Yeah fucking right. Rick Nash put up something like 69 points last year. I know he plays with nobodies every night, but at that steep of a price, he (and 99.9% of the rest of the league) are extremely overrated.