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Debrincat got the 7th OA the 39th OA and a 24 3rd.
your 23 & 24 1sts plus your 24 2nd are worth the equivalent of the 7th OA. I know people will argue this but remember the sharks got the 27th 34th and 45th for their 11th last year and the 7th would be worth a lot more than the 11th in any draft.
then you still have to give up another 2nd (around the 39th OA) and 3rd.
to me a comparable deal for Meier would be 3 1sts. or a top prospect and a 1st. plus a 3rd.
I know this sounds ridiculous but I think I'm being reasonable. plus Meier is a more desirable player than Debrincat with his size speed and the way he drives play, where Debrincat is more an quasi Elite supporting wing.
if you look at the metrics Meier is one of the league leaders in creating high danger shots and driving the play. where Debrincat more feeds off his line-mates to create chances.
Don't get me wrong Debrincat is an amazing player but Meier could have an Evander Kane like jump in production (when he went from SJ to the Oilers and was on a 50 goal pace with McDavid as his C) playing with line-mates like Matthews and Marner i could easily see Meier producing 45+ goals 90+ points.