That's just not true man. Some do for sure, but you're getting Nico in his prime years while the Devils grow together as a team. Kreider will be paid 6.5 till he's 35, which are post prime years.
Zibanejad didnt hit 70 points until he was 25, he had 47 in when he was 22
Scheifle had 61 points at 22 and has been more than a point per game player since.
Nico has a ceiling, where as Kreider is on the back 9. Plus C's are more more valuable

age and position are the two biggest factors

I see want you're saying but the NHL is the league that values age the most, I want a dude who hasn't shown his full potential other than a dude who is at his exact potential.

The Devils' are paying for what NH will give them in the future not based on what he did in his first 3 years as teen-ager.
NH was not a UFA or potential & didn't have any leverage to extract a deal larger than what NJ was offering.
There isn't a universe where NH & CK have the same value to a team & im a NYR fan.

Does NJ get to trade Johnsson for Kakko next?

Nico was also the first overall pick and has the potential to a Bergeron type player. Not to mention, the age difference is HUGE

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Never change, Ranger fans

Replace Kreider with Laffy and NJ might do it... as is, there is no chance they do it. Hischer has way way higher potential.

Zibanejad was playing on a bad team then. We have seen what he does with good team. And Kreider is 29 years old and is in top-10 in goals per game. He has many years left as a top producing winger.

Why would the Rangers ever consider that? Kakko is 20 years old and one of the best prospects in all of hockey.

They'd consider it for the same reasons the Devils would consider Hischier for Kreider.

I understand what you're going for here but Lafreniere is generational talent. It would start at Hischier and Hughes and go up from there.

Positional need? Rangers need a centre. Devils need a winger. So that deal makes perfect sense. Johnsson plays LW where the Rangers are strong. Kakko plays RW.

Not in that lineup. Maybe if he were along side Lafreniere and Kakko though.

No, the correct answer was "no reason". There is no reason the Devils consider Hischier for Kreider, there is no reason the Rangers consider Kakko for Johnsson.

I'm not saying that the rangers would do such a deal, but now you're telling me that Laffy would fetch Hughes AND Hischier? Dude come on. Laffy isn't that good. If I'm the devils, I don't even do Hughes alone for Laffy. Hughes is less than a year older and has been way, way better at the nhl level.

People keep saying that because they want their all-american golden boy. But Hughes has not looked that good. He is too small and gets pushed around. He should have played two years in junior before jumping to NHL. Lafreniere has proven he can play in mans league.

I could care less about either of these teams. But let's just look.
Hughes: 21 points in 61 games. This year, 12 points in 18 games.
Laffy has 5 points in 20 games.

It's early, yes, and comparing them so far is hard. But saying Laffy has "proved" he can play in the nhl is just false. Neither have proved anything. Hughes is without question better right now. However, Laffy hasn't played as much. My point is these 2 are certainly comparable. You can't say one is way better than the other, because you'd be wrong.

How can you say I am wrong if nothing has been proven?
And Laf has been great this year.

Because you say he's way better. He's not.

You clearly either A. Don't watch Devils games, B. Don't watch Rangers games or C. This is a troll post and you're milking it for all it's worth. I hope the answer is C.

Your opinion. I watch the games and it is as clear as day. Lafreniere is a stud in the making. And Hughes is struggling to stay on his skates.

Mackinnon is another great example. Went from 52 points to 97 points age 22-23 seasons.