Let me guess, you were scrolling twitter and you saw the canucks army post and then you were like "hmm, what do leafs fans think of this"

Add: because I was going to do the same thing.

LOL, i know the weed is strong in the west coast but come onnn

Luke Schenn at most should net a 2nd. Bidding Wars dont get this high because people stop bidding

Temper your expectations. A 2nd would be realistic, you might get an AHL player back too

DISCLAIMER: I do not think Schenn is worth this, but here is probably what he was thinking

https://canucksarmy.com/news/the-bidding-for-canucks-defenceman-luke-schenn-has-to-start-at-a-first-round-pick

The article is quite well argued and presents these points:

"Pundits like Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek have already posited that the bidding price for Schenn would be high, and they’re absolutely correct about that.
Just look at some other defenders with similar profiles that have been dealt near past deadlines, and what they returned.

Two deadlines ago, Schenn’s own Tampa Bay Lightning traded a first, a third, and a fourth for David Savard, a RHD with a longer track record, but a similar profile to Schenn.

Last deadline, the Florida Panthers sent a first, a fourth, and a prospect to Montreal for Ben Chiarot, a LHD capable of playing either side.

Heck, even Ilya Lyubushkin, a much worse defender than Schenn, went for a second and Nick Ritchie last year, and Travis Hamonic went for a third. By comparison, should Schenn not be worth significantly more?"

"The trend is clear: big, defensively-capable RHDs are gold at the Trade Deadline. And there’s reason to believe that Schenn might actually be subject to an even greater bidding war than any of the aforementioned defenders.

Why? The salary cap.

Both Savard and Chiarot needed to have their salary retained as part of their trades. That might have meant an even greater return for the sending team, but it also drastically limited the number of suitors. Only so many teams had room under the cap for such additions, and fewer teams in the running means less competition on the return.

But the opposite is true for Schenn. With a cap hit of just $850,000, literally any team can acquire Schenn and insert him onto their roster without needing to worry about the cap in the slightest."


However, despite this I think the price for Schenn is a solitary 2nd round pick.