Edited Jul. 20, 2021 at 3:52 p.m.
Quoting: acaraturo
Buchnevich, the same guy who is 26 and can play even strength on a top line, play PP, kill penalties? He doesn't have enough value for you? Chytil? A guy that averaged over a half a point per last year with no PP ice time and extremely limited even strength time? Schneider isn't anything special? You sure about that one, scout? The guy just took home the Hunter Trophy for best d-man in the NHL and skated with Canada at the World's. You are out of your mind man, and no offense, but the comments you just made in assessing these guys show me you aren't as familiar with these guys as you try to show.
Lol relax, "scout". Forgot you were the end all be all for scouting and analysis on the capfriendly message boards. Buch is a good player, but the comment was in reference to his ability to put the puck in the net. It's not my belief that a trade for a 24 year old point per game #1 center should be centered around a 26 year old winger who needs a huge raise (Evolving Hockey has his next deal at 5x6.3) and has had one really good statistical season. His overall game is very strong, but when trading away a center of Eichel's quality, you ideally want to net a young player who can eventually fill those shoes. I do not think Chytil will be more than a 2C- he had decent underlying numbers this year and was, as you said, a half a point per game player, so there's potential there, but not as a cornerstone type of talent. As far as gloating about Schneider winning the Hunter Memorial Trophy (for best d man in junior hockey, not the NHL as you stated), here's a brief list of guys who have won it:
Kale Clague
Brendon Kichton
Alex Petrovic
Stefan Elliot
Jonathan Blum
So while there are guys who win it and turn out to be good players (Provorov, Theodore,Barrie), it's far from a sure thing and isn't something I would use a benchmark to determine future success. He's a B/B+ prospect who's likely to be a #4 or 5 on a good team...nothing wrong with that, but again, not a piece I would hang my hat on when discussing a trade for a 24 year old point per game #1 center. These pieces as a whole are nice, but they should include more quality (Kakko) and less quantity.
So as far as being "out of my mind", no, I am not out of my mind, I just have a different opinion than you do, one that isn't clouded by the judgement of being a Rangers fan.