Edited Mar. 19, 2021 at 11:18 a.m.
Quoting: hockey2899
Sometimes in trades you need to take risks based on how you think the fit would be; there's a reason Anaheim's price is so high on Rakell. Rakell has shown what he can do on a good team (look back at his stats a few years ago when Anaheim was good), and has the analytics on his side as well to show that there's a good chance he would be a higher-scoring player on a stronger team.
Do the Leafs need to take that risk though??? They would like to get a an upgrade over Kerfoot in the top 6. It's not like they need a true No. 1 dman and should pay any cost to fill that hole. There is no reason to overpay for a decent 2nd liner. They'd be better off paying a 2nd + B prospect for Granlund.
Robertson + 1st is how the conversation starts for Forsberg. Not Rakell.
Robertson is the cheap seconday scoring the Leafs need for the next few years. He's the only prospect that can crack the top 9 (top 6) within the next few years. With the flat cap, he's super valuable to the Leafs.
How do you view Robertson? It's pretty well indisputable that he's a top 12 pick 2020 pick if he's born 5 days later.
Those guys don't get traded for someone coming off 3 straight 50ish point seasons.
(speaking of Forsberg - this could be Erat for Forsberg Rd. 2)
Also, he produced that season playing top minutes. Again he's not coming to the Leafs for that, he's coming to play 2nd line minutes (you don't seem to factoring that in).
Less minutes usually means less production. So any uptick in scoring rates could be offset by him losing minutes.