mike who had all the leverage in the world to select nico and then highway robbery steve AFTER draft selection because isn't that what every franchise of 30 team dynasty league should be doing? in reality nobody "helps" anybody out lol come onnico basically is the best and only option ANA should've kept moving forward instead of even bothering with swapping the 2OA for Barkov. Nolan patrick is a fucking peasant compared to nico.
so that said in steve's perspective, which I assume is the SAME as what caspers' is virtually, nico is the best, I must get him, and all others who doesn't get him the better
he cleverly used barkov who while a good player, cant stay healthy with mediocre weekly h2h impact (hes better for roto) and cannot help him COMPETE. he has learned this through and through ever since he acquired barkov not more than a calendar year ago. To Steve, Barkov was no longer is a competing piece but a mere high value asset that must be flipped.
used the league-wide consensus very quickly to learn that nico wasn't that valued around the league. this was now his instant chance to swipe nico at basically best value price. he re-ups on mad value and possibly way better production in nico in the long run at the expense of what we already know of barkov which so far hadn't been as satisfying.
matthew and pit mike now realises how foolish theyd been basically "helping" steve get the best man in draft in hindsight, for basically no struggle or loss at all. Ball wudnt have started rolling if matthew realized just how much better nico wud be over barkov, and knowing pit mike prolly wudnt even have bothered selecting nico with his 1st OA, matthew cudve just picked nico without dealing it to begin with and reaped massive profit to steve who prolly wudve given up barkov++
I had to also liberate casper side as well. Ur welcome