Quoting: CMac66
If I'm bias you're just as. But the sens aren't trading a cap dump... And they are trading a top 5 pick. So where's the concession for Columbus? Where does Ottawa make up the value of the top 5 pick and cap bump? Because I don't see it. I like Bjorkstrand and by all accounts Texier looks good. But saying Columbus goes backwards in this trade is ridiculous. The only knock is that the money may not work. But that's not what we're talking about.
Any team that is trading a cap dump and gaining a top 5 pick with relatively equal other pieces going each way is winning the trade. Short and long term. Its not even me being 'bias', I'll concede the equality of the 6 players.
Let’s go look at some stats
Werenski- 49.8% corsi, 61 oiGF, 51 oiGA, 41 points and 20 goals
Chabot- 50.1% corsi, 64 oiGF, 85 oiGA, 39 points and 6 goals
Brown- 47.8% corsi, 59 oiGF, 55 oiGA, 43 points and 13 goals
Bjorkstrand- 55.4% corsi, 40 oiGF, 28 oi GA, 36 points and 21 goals
White- 49.2% corsi, 29 oiGF, 38 oiGA, 23 points and 7 goals
Wennberg- 48.6% corsi, 24 oiGF, 30 oiGA, 22 points and 5 goals
Texier- 51% corsi, 19 oiGF, 15 oiGA, 13 points and 6 goals
By the stats collected Werenski and Chabot are very close to the same level. Bjorkstrand is better then Brown. Wennberg and White aren’t that far from each other and then there’s Texier. Oh and SJS 1st is the most valuable thing in the trade that Ottawa won’t trade.
Tbh this is a complete non issue due to the fact that Ottawa won’t move SJS 1st for almost anything and Columbus would rather keep Bjorkstrand after a breakout year. I don’t know why you’re being a dick about a trade that
neither team wants to do.
This trade is a step back for both teams in the direction they want to go. Columbus wants to be more competitive and Ottawa wants to rebuild. Is the value in the Columbus side sure, do they have any interest in making this trade no, because PLD and Jones would have to be in the trade to get 3rd OA from Ottawa and that’s overkill to get 1 player.