Quoting: pharrow
I would never judge player values based on other opinions on here. They are so far out of whack it's not even funny.
I think there are a few teams looking for a 3C this TDL. That's gonna drive the price more than anything else. Number of teams + market.
Sure, there will be plenty of teams wanting a 3C, but there's also going to be plenty of 3C's available - moreso than in previous years imo.
Bonino, Bjugstad, Johansson, Haula, Glendenning, Copp/Stastny/Lowry, Gaudette, Zajac, Staal, Tierney, Compher possibly, Wennberg, Soderberg, McCann, Cizikas, Laughton, Zacha, Getzlaf, Lizotte, Jenner, etc.
That's Just a few names that could be available depending on which teams are in playoff spots.
Bonino could get a 2nd or 2nd+, but people saying that he can get a 1st forget that not a single pending UFA was traded for a 1st at last years deadline. Not one. Unless you count Hall as a deadline rental even though he was moved in mid-December, giving Arizona an extra 2 months of regular season action with them.
Skjei and Zucker were moved for 1st's but had lots of term left. Goodrow and Coleman got 1st's, but again they had another year of term. Pageau got moved but he was resigned immediately by NYI.
Bonino is the wrong side of 30 and a pending UFA. He's not getting a 1st. Possibly a 2nd or 2nd+, but a price of 3rd + decent prospect is at least in the ballpark considering that he's not having a very good season. Recency bias counts a lot in hockey where players would be acquired only for a couple of months.