Quoting: Miguelicious
1. that was no "maybe", let's not sugarcoat that.
2. no one was arguing how good Matthews is
3. let's pump the brakes on Andersen being "elite". As a starter he's never broken .920 and has been going down since coming from ANA
4. you're right, the price for McDavid isnt Matthews, Robertson, and 1 year of Andersen. It's more than that.
EDM would want more than that, but the value isn't worth even that. Also, the whole proposal of this trade invites a discussion as to how good Matthews is vs. McDavid right? That's not an important thing to bring up?
Goals/60 since 16-17, Matthews is 1st, McDavid is 25th, MacKinnon is 29th. Points/60 Matthews is 10th, McDavid is 3rd, Mackinnon is 11th. Defensively Matthews is way better, blocks shots, tied for most takeaways in the whole league, not to mention WAY better on faceoffs
Matthews was chronically underplayed for the first 3 seasons of his career by a coach who hated him, McDavid on the other hand played 25+ plus minutes some nights and was relied on for literally every single shift
McDavid is flashier, faster, and a generational passer, but Matthews is essentially the equivalent in terms of goal scoring. McDavid is better overall and the 'sexier' player to have on the team, but I don't think it's a radical concept to at least consider keeping Matthews over McDavid, esp when it's not 1 for 1