Quoting: mmobley
Thanks for the response!
Zacha was a former #6 overall pick, but hes still just a prospect. I think TOR would be better off taking Zacha. But if they did want McLeod or Zacha, they wouldn't get an additional 1st. Severson is a top 4 D with a great contract, something TOR needs, so I don't think a 1st would be on the table if NJD would be giving up a piece of their back end. I think either a 2nd or 3rd would be more reasonable.
Thoughts? Thanks!
As I mentioned to
@ScottRoth, above, the numbers say that Damon Severson, at present, might be a borderline top-4 D, at best, currently. I am quite familiar with Zacha, who is a player that might need a fresh start, but I firmly believe the Leafs would need McLeod in this deal, but that wouldn't prevent this deal including a 1st coming from the Devils. Unless the Leafs get a bonafide top-2 young, controllable RHD, such as Seth Jones, which is totally absurd, I might add, this sort of deal, as I proposed, or a similar deal with the Canes, will probably be the going rate to acquire Nylander, should the Leafs take the plunge and actually make him available.