Quoting: SJSGM
I agree Toronto probably doesn't want to give up a 1st for him, but if SJ is adding a 3rd they probably have too. The 3rd could be pretty early and the 1st/2nd would be pretty late.
I think a more fair, realistic deal, though, is Reimer for Toronto's 2024 2nd + Simmonds and maybe like an extra 5th for retention
Why is San Jose adding a 3rd though?
I see these types of trades online all the time. They are EA Sports let's take advantage of the AI style trades.
As in, people think Reimer is worth a 2nd, so instead of doing Reimer for a 2nd, they do Reimer+a bunch of random pieces Toronto doesn't want that make up the difference between a 1st and a 2nd.
Trades rarely work like that. Teams don't want to give up 1sts, unless they have to. If there is already a path of least resistance in a 2nd round pick, they aren't giving up a 1st, even if they get back a few extra pieces.
A 2nd for Reimer is already an inflated gun to the head type return. There is just no universe where he gets a 1st. The only exception being if there are conditional elements like playoff wins, that Reimer is never going to hit, and by some stroke of luck he outplays Samsonov and they meet the conditions.