Edited Jun. 12, 2019 at 11:30 p.m.
Quoting: El_Yogi
Petry just keeps getting better. Wouldn’t be willing to give up much more than him and a 2nd for Ghost...
Your undervaluing of Zucker tells me you are one of these kids you are talking about, the ones thinking they know hockey just by looking at offensive stats
It has nothing to do with stats me bruv.
Both of my evaluations have to do with age. More specifically ....
Drouin + Ghost:
- Have more potential to improve (given their age + the fact that their weaknesses could be solved mentally or through maturity)
- Have more years of prime performance left (even if they don't improve)
- Philly doesn't look like cup contender today (so why trade 7 years of a prime DEF for 2)
- Montreal doesn't look like cup contender today (so why trade 6 years of a prime FWD for 3)
Zucker + Petry:
- Both are smart players and good all around players (which is a good thing)
- But that also means that they can't get much better (you can't expect much physical improvement at their age)
- Both are nearing the expected age of decline (28-31 for forwards and 30-34 for defense)
If either Philly or Montreal looked like serious cup contenders next year .... than these trades would make sense.
But they don't ... so why sell your assets at a low point for short term success?
The teams receiving the older players need a bit more compensation to account for lost potential and a shortened period of utility.