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Pleading for patience in prospects

Published Dec. 5, 2009 5:12 p.m. ET

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In acquiring left winger Jiri Tlusty from the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Carolina Hurricanes essentially threw in the towel on a player they drafted just more than five months ago — center Philippe Paradis, who went the other way in the trade.

I understand you have to give up one asset to get another, but five months? That doesn't seem like a long time to evaluate the long-term impact a player can have on your franchise.

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