Quoting: coga16
but you wont get a 3rd overall pick back for him while he is in flux getting there
I'm not trying to suggest he would get a 3rd overall pick.
At the end of the day when the habs drafted KK Timmins said we are taking the player who may not be the best right now, but who we see being the best years from now.
After a successful rookie season, better than Hughes and Kakko's might I add, are you saying KK's value should have been higher than a 3rd?
After a poor sophomore season, which starting the year injured contributed too, do you think MTL management thinks hes a bust? He was still the 6th youngest player in the NHL this season and he played great in the AHL.
I don't get your arguement of "a team would rather keep the 3rd than hope a guy like KK reaches his potential". MTL literally drafted KK hoping he would reach his potential, as would any other team drafting any player.
The idea of trading KK for a 3rd overall pick is idiotic and no one is suggesting anyone should do that (from both sides), but your arguement against KK implies that his value has dropped, when in MTL's eyes at least, KK is exactly the player they were expecting, he had a pleasantly good rookie season and then some disappointing injuries this season. How does that = value dropped?