Edited Nov. 15, 2018 at 7:21 p.m.
Quoting: Jamiepo
How does this get 3 stars... petry for sanheim johnsson and a second???? Toronto gives up nylander Johnson and a second for a rental on Simmons’s and petry???? Gross.
When Tor had JVR, I thought a lot of Toronto fans liked that sort of player, and could see him signing, long term, with the Leafs.
Psychologists talk about "endowment effects" in trading, where people overvalue something just because it is theirs. If the Leafs had Simmonds and Sanheim, is there any chance they would trade them for Nylander?
To find out, look at last Spring's Leafs trades and all the fan trades proposed for JVR. Leafs fans really wanted to hold onto JVR for his goal scoring and his checking, regardless of the offer. Simmonds, 30, has 233 goals and 1488 hits. JVR, 29, has 201 and 591. If you liked JVR, and wouldn't rent him out at any price, you'd give a lot for a rental on Simmonds.
So imagine last Spring the Leafs trade JVR and Rielly for.... say, Zucker. Step forward? Or huge step back? I understand you believe that Nylander has more skills than Zucker, but a year ago Zucker's numbers were as good as Nylander's are now, and they've improved, so.... again, overvaluing what you have.