Quoting: RipNasty
Your loss. He's going to be a solid player. I see him being an elite defensive centre who will score upwards of 60 points regularly. He might be my top prospect with the Leafs. Knies has a higher ceiling but Minten is has a super high floor.
So his biggest fan (you, I've literally never seen anyone with as high a take on him) sees his peak as an elite defensive center who can score almost 60 pts in the future. If we're being honest, if he reaches that ceiling, that's not happening probably until he's at least 21 or 22, or for another 3 or 4 seasons.. which would be well after the Leafs best window, right?
You'd rather keep that, than get a forward who is currently on currently pace for 35 goals and 40 assists in his first season in NA, makes 950k so would easily fit under the cap, and would fit into Toronto's window right now?
That seems like a poor decision making, especially since you're describing Minten's ceiling which he isn't even a guarantee to reach. I even like Minten, although I wouldn't trade Kuzmenko for him, but that just seems like a missed opportunity to maximize the Leafs chances at a cup.