Quoting: Grantedspace96
Ok lets break this down.
Zaitsev Trade: I don't think your getting a 3rd rounder for him. Maybe a 5th and a low level prospect at most.
Pateryn Trade: Value seems ok... However, I think it would cost a 2nd and a 5th.
Brown Trade: Sounds about right. If you trade him to a team who is high in the standings, you could probably get a 3rd thats around 60th Overall.
Now here is the big one...
Kapanen Trade: Yes Kasperi is good. But, he isn't worth a 1 for 1 deal for Pesce. Heck, I dont even think Carolina would do Nylander for Pesce. A Pesce to Toronto deal would probably look something like this.
To Toronto
Brett Pesce, 2020 3rd Rounder
To Carolina
Kapanen and Kadri
Whoa..... hold up.
I like Pesce as much as the next guy. However, I too was looking at a Pesce for Kapanen swap.... pretty much straight up. Maybe the Leafs need some tinsel on the tree, but that sure as f@#% isn't Kadri.
Breaking it down....
Pesce: emerging as a fabulous stay at home defender who is young, a very good contract and term. A guy you would throw out there for 3 minutes at a time with a one goal lead kinda guy. He's good. Really good. I would have him on my World Cup or Olympic Team good.
Kapanen: 20 goals, 40 points in his first full season. Steady production during Nylander's hold out playing top 6 minutes. Has rounded into a helluva two-way playing and can skate, a serious short handed threat. He's good. Ceiling in the right situation I say 30 goals, 70 points. Granted he will not do that with the Leafs.
So given my assesment, Pesce for Kapanen isn't that far off from a valuation point really (Dubas isn't Chiarelli).......
Pesce for Kapanen and a conditional 2020 2nd would be closer to the truth. The conditional based on Kapanen's production.
Having said that, the cheaper route is Brown for VanReimsdyk...... persoannly I think Trevor is groasly underrated.