Here's the thing, Avs got a Cup and our M.O. has always been about making shrewd trades to increase depth. We've had this characteristic all the way back since the Roy trade. This isn't anything new as Avs have never done a proper rebuild, hell we traded our 1st for Varlamov right in the middle of a rebuild lol. We have our Cup and this core is very capable of winning (or should win) more within a 5 to 8-year period.
The Stars do not have a Cup and have failed their entire existence since the mid-2000s, including this core. HOWEVER, with all that said, the Stars are in this position because of their drafting and the Avs need to rely on giving up assets for the likes of Walker, Trenin, etc. because of their miserable drafting record. Avs have to rely on Cogliano and his below-average everything, especially his lack of ability on the PK nowadays because Avs haven't drafted somebody who could've replaced him. We're going nuts for LOC because the Avs haven't drafted a player like him, not even in the 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th round which is what you should be hitting with at least one pick in 3-5 years. It has been shambolic and why we're down 1-3 against a very deep team that have scoring options on almost every line. And the picks we hit on - such as Aman as a 7th rounder - decide to GTFO, looked bloody good last game against the Oilers.