Quoting: yaronzo
Kane before this trade is a 30 goal 80-100 point player making 10 mill after this trade he's a 30 goal 80-100 point player making 7.5 mill, you aren't getting him for nothing
Side note just because some Athletics article says that's what they want/they'll get doesn't make it true, they get paid by clicks
I actually agree on the value of Kane. Not because he's going to the penguins here but his value in general. 32 does not fit well with a huge trade. You are talking 2-3 years of useful play at best.
Not that he's totally worthless at 35-6 but there will be decline. He will not be the same player you are getting now. Who is one already in decline. Father time is undefeated.
So a 1st + an A prospect sounds about right. No team is going to give up something ridiculous like 4 1st for him. That's insane. Adding Zucker a 1st and a very good prospect is a fair trade.
Now is it in CHI best interest to do this. No, it's never in a teams best interest to trade a player like that. But CHI has decided to rebuild apparently. You have an aging star, who doesn't want to rebuild, who is still playing well. I'm not sure how that plays out and if Kane demands a trade, I wouldn't go expecting the world. How many years does it take CHI to turn it around, this year they should have got a better pick. They been riding the bottom for some time. How many years does he have left playing at his currently level 2-3. It's a bad calculation for Kane to say, I'll stay here and still win.
Something tells me they do move him at some point. Maybe next year after this year is horrible. Because there is no reason to think he doesn't want to chase cups. He's already got his money.