Quoting: PLDGEY
Youve gotta convince other people of CBrowns value. I didnt want to argue about it because it wasnt the point, so I chose a safe value.
IMHO he is worth a 1st, with retention, 1st+
I dont see Hagel as comparable at all as he is 1/2 as expensive and has more than 2x the term. Lehkonen got what, Baron and a late 2nd?
As far as why not trade Brown at the deadline:
1. Dorion likes to do that, look at Karlsson
2. He wants to "try" and compete a bit this season
Brown *should* be traded this offseason or deadline.
Yeah but if you have DECIDED to trade Connor, you do it when he is at his PEAK value... which would be last deadline. If you're not doing that, you're just a BAD GM. But Dorion doesn't need any more presentations.
- Last deadline, Hagel had 2.33 seasons left, Brown had 1 less year (1.33) but a much longer track record... and if you retain (like you did here), then the difference is very small (1.8 vs 1.5). At the deadline, a 300K$ difference is nothing as it is pro-rated. Based on the deal that happened, Brown would have had crazy value this past deadline. If Dorion MISSED THAT BOAT to trade him now, he is not only bad, he is just stupid too. GMs absolutely need to be aware of market value fluctuations and do some astute asset management. But can't blame him, he's not a manager
- Lehkonen returned Barron and a 2nd yes, but Barron was a 1st round pick in 2020. Lehkonen is an excellent player, really similar to Brown but Connor actually produces more every season. Only difference is Lehkonen is RFA at the end of this season which kinda offsets the last point.
Quoting: PLDGEY
Your trade breakdowns are off. Less pick value to bump to 5, Higher value on Konecny.
Sorry, what is off?