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cvntlord06060
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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 26, 2019 at 8:23 p.m.
Thread: Leafs Retooling Offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>I see that you are new to this site, so perhaps you are somewhat new to hockey. Some young players are so demonstrably full of talent that one can anticipate how good they are going to be, and Nikita Zaitsev has played long enough that we all know, more or less, what his final level of achievement is likely to be. Think of Cale Makar as having roughly the same trade value as Mitch Marner. Both were taken fourth overall in the amateur draft, both are going to be stars in this League for years to come, and Cale Makar is going to be the next young defenseman to get Norris Trophy consideration. "Proven talent" is preferred over "unproven talent" only when the expected talent levels are the same. You wouldn't be making this argument about Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko, so you shouldn't make it about Cale Makar or Bowen Byram.</div></div>

I am not new to hockey man I have watched my whole life and I played house league for 10 seasons and select for 1/2 a season before I was cut. I do not see the value in waiting on Cale Makar over a proven player like Zaitsev. There is no guarente Cale Makar will get "Norris Trophy consideration". Look at guys like Nail Yakupov and even Alex Daigle from the past. I'm sure people had the same level of praise for them too. Nothing in the future is guaranteed so you need to capitalize on the best deal available (what I put together)