Quoting: Saskleaf
Well, I'm usually the one to say the value is too high, or saying that EIchel is overrated. But it's impossible to agree that Eichel isn't a top 15 player in the nhl, and that he doesn't have value. That's not quite fair return for Eichel, it just isn't.
I think if a player like Eichel, or Auston Matthews, got traded, there’d be a tremendous return for them
How often do franchise Centers in their young 20s get moved?
Matthews probably gets a little less, bc he’s not signed for as long, but it would still be a ton for either
Just think about what would be fair value...
Got that value?
Now realize that EVERY interested team will off that,
so then the team that really wants him will have to add at least 1 more really good piece
Now what happens when a 2nd team does the same thing?
Now you’ve gotta overpay by a 2nd good piece to get him
This isn’t like trading for Nylander or Reinhart...
How many centers are in that age range, legit franchise superstars, and under contract?
Half a dozen?
If one of those guys (Eichel, Matthews, MacKinnon, etc) were to get dealt...
it would end up being an enormous overpayment in terms of value, it just would