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PLD is a center and for the most part teams don't trade young centers that are as good as he is. Realistically he will probably be LA's 1C when Kopitar retires in 3yrs. So comparing that trade to DeBrincat trade doesn't work. There are far more scoring wingers than there are centers with the potential to become a #1C.

I'd agree with that if Dubois scored more than Cat throughout his career. Is Debrincat not a #1 LW/RW? Has Dubois scored more than 30 goals and 70 pts in any given season? Given what Meier got from NJ and where Bratt lands, I think the comparable is fair.

The only 3 players to outscore Cat in his draft class are Mathews, Tkachuk(LW/RW) and Laine(RW/LW). Dubois comes in 6th behind Keller, another winger, with 70 points less than Cat.

This way less than what Dubois got for a way better player. Change the second to the best first they have and it’s fair

Maybe, but even I think that's a bit rich for a guy that won't play anywhere else and won't fetch nearly as much from another team.

He will play elsewhere. He just won’t play in Ottawa. So they have leverage. They could easily get Boston first + Kasper from Detroit