Quoting: StDetroitBlueWings
Just because he was drafted 11 OA you think he's all of a sudden the next Cale Makar?
When did anyone ever say Buch was McDavid? Did you not see what Lindholm got in return via trade?
Let me remind you: a first, good roster player (Kuz), a good prospect Vancouver was high on plus another prospect
Buch is better than Lindholm, he's a year younger, and you get him for two playoff runs (plus next season) at presumably under 3 mil for a PPG player
That EASILY demands more than what Lindholm got.
Maybe you just need a reality check and then some if you're that delusional thinking they wouldn't do Willander 1 for 1... Blues would laugh at that offer
Never said anything about Cale Makar, you made that ridiculous comparable hence why I made the ridiculous McDavid one. Willander is Vancouver's top defense prospect, who they just drafted, fills an organizational need and has the potential to be a top pairing defenseman for them.
Lindholm trade...... A good roster player? Where? Kuzmenko was a consistent healthy scratch making 5.5M a year. He was sent for cap purposes and for Calgary to take a chance on. Jurmo probably never makes it at the NHL level. Hunter is a big maybe as well. He's an all offense defensemen who was just drafted in the third round. He doesn't have anymore value than the pick they used on him. Buch being better all around player than Lindholm is highly debatable too. He is the better offensive player but his play away from the puck isn't nearly as good, plus Lindholm plays centre which is greatly more valuable. Also the couple month younger Buchnevich has a cap hit of 5.8M, don't know how that's less than 3? Also don't forget that Buchnevich makes more than his cap hit, doesn't help things.
Would you trade Dvorsky + 2025 1st + Neighbours for Mittelstadt or Fiala? That would be a pretty close comparable to this trade.
Another comparable you could look at was the Meier trade.