Quoting: SomeonesOffended
Trouba and parayko aren’t a swap
Quoting: Coachchippy
Haha the disrespect to Chytil and Kreider, even Kakko is real. I also think Sorokin for Shesterkin is the closest swap
Quoting: gary_
igor > ullmark
kakko>puljujarvi
kuch>panarin not close
Quoting: GMDannyB
Makar is miles better than Fox
Trouba was hard one. Schenn, Faulk, Gudbranson, Tanev, Gudas were my other possibilities using various attributes. Thought Parayko was closest overall.
Chytil = Kotkaniemi fit on a number of measures. I think that one holds well.
Kreider = Lee fits. Kreider may do a bit more on power play for more offensive team, but their even-strength production are similar (1.88 pts/60 to 1.87 pts/60)
Shesterkin = Ullmark was matching Igor to last year’s best goalie. Sorokin works too.
Kakko = Puljujarvi. This one fit based on both players still valued based on size and potential.
Panarin = Kucherov. Play-style, size, origin, salary, more humble entries to league were all factors here. Among the top wingers, there weren’t many one could link to Panarin. Open to hear who others would have chosen.
Fox = Makar. Yes, certainly Fox is no Makar, but at the top end of young RHD, it was either him or McAvoy probably. Makar seemed to a bit closer.