It’s not misleading IMO. Those deals, especially the Panarin and Trocheck deals should have included a 1st on top of the prospect. Because at the end of the day, they’re just that, a prospect. Drury showed his hand in every deal (when dealing players away) and the results speak for themselves. If ANA has a down season, do you think they won’t get a 1st at the deadline for Kreider?
We’ve depleted our draft capital and traded away valuable assets for Pennie’s on the dollar bc Drury announced to the entire league he wanted these players off his roster. No one is paying a premium when they know Drury wants them gone at all costs. Usually a bad business strategy to let the person you’re negotiating with know your plan.