Quoting: Pond_Duck
As far as I’m concerned you have a deal with the Avalanche
Can you help me understand where you're coming from?
A 2nd round pick is nice and all, but Jost is the teams best PKer and is extremely responsible defensively at 5v5. You know exactly what you get with him which makes him an easy player to have on your 4th line. Plus he's really cheap.
Swapping Jost for Donato arguably doesn't really help the Avs win this season either, specifically as it weakens the PK (Donato doesn't PK). Donato looked good against Colorado in the 1st game (eg. 63% corsi) but he's unlikely to play on a scoring line in Colorado and I'm not sure he's a good fit on the 4th line stylistically. He's also twice as expensive.
That said, if you tell me that the 2nd rounder gets repackaged and used to get a legit 3C then I'm with you. For example, Jost for Donato + 3C, that's not bad.
This would also depend on how much money Donato and Jost are going to be looking for in the offseason. If Jost is looking likely to sign another sub-$1m deal then I'd be extremely reluctant to trade him, because that's just great value on the 4th line and PK.
Again though, I'm all ears and open to being convinced...