Quoting: MelnykOut
Care to elaborate? What on earth do you think Burakovsky is worth?
Trade value is socially constructed. He started this year with two points in sixteen games, and the entire Caps bandwagon, filled with a bunch of new hockey fans off of a first ever Cup win, tried to trade him all at once, and overall, we did a bad job of it. So his perceived trade value is currently zero on this board, just like Ceci's. You are trying to be fair, I'm sure.
Last week, Burakovsky finished a lucky streak with 7 even strength points in nine games. If he could keep up that pace all year, he'd have 42 ESP so far this year. Duchene has 46.
Burakovsky is not going to outscore Duchene for at least a couple years, but he is 11th in career points in the draft class of 2013, and 7th in even strength goals, just ahead of Drouin, Mantha, and Domi:
http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?aggregate=1&report=skatergoals&reportType=season&seasonFrom=20122013&seasonTo=20182019&gameType=2&draftYear=2013&position=F&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=evGoals,goals
I still want to hear
@ArlingtonCaps answer, but I'll go with: he's a good fit on the Caps' 3rd line and they can easily afford his Q.O. if he keeps playing like this.
If Dzingel wanted to sign his next contract at 4M/year to stay in Washington, Burakovsky for Dzingel would be fine, for any number of years between two and seven.
But Dzingel coming to Washington could end up on Backstrom's line, and keep up the 60 point pace he's on, before hitting unrestricted free agency. He might get 6M somewhere next year, and that means he's not in Washington.