Quoting: Lsendel3
I’m not even a Van fan, that’s how non biased this is. You want a top 5 center both offensively and defensively (he’s really good at defense too) you’ll have to pay. There’s no promises NJ makes it to the conference finals. This prospects aren’t ground breaking by any means. They can be good ones with still not making that big of difference for a player like EP. It’s hilarious how you are rating these prospects as “elite”. Bordeleau put up similar stats as Isak Rosen, as a full year older. Rosen isn’t “elite”. Same thing with Gushchin. Since when are .66 ppg players in the A as 20 somethings elite.
You have to actually watch prospects not just look up their stats. the cuda sucked and no one produced a lot. But if you actually watch Gushchin and Bords, you'd know they are much better prospects than Rosen. Nowhere did I say they were elite. I said if they were elite, they would be traded 1 for 1. Two 1sts, lets say the 2nd stays a 2nd, and two high end prospects is more than Petterson will get.
Tkachuk is better player than Pettersson (thus far) and he got a return of ONE first, a very mid prospect, and two solid roster players, though both were on expiring deals.
No way in hell would I trade:
- Bordeleau, Gushchin, TWO 1sts, and a 2nd with conditions to be a 1st for,
- ONE 1st, Huberdeau UFA1, Weegar UFA1, & Schwindt
This is a WAY bigger package, and that was seen as an overpay by Florida (not to mention he came with an extension)