Modifié 21 févr. 2019 à 11 h 44
Quoting: DirtyDangles
I keep seeing you say "he is 8th in his draft class" and to that I say, maybe it was a very weak draft. This argument doesn't hold water IMO. If you want to argue like that, Simmonds is #4 in his.
So it'd be a great trade if the age difference were one or two years, instead of six. If we consider their values in terms of redraft positions, you're saying Washington gets one year older for each spot they move up. By career best ESG, though, they get three years older for each one extra even strength goal. Since they're both primarily goal scorers, that's a ridiculously unfair trade.
In playoff goals and points, Burakovsky is 2nd and 3rd in his draft class. Guentzel has had some decent linemates, though. Like, better than Eller and Connolly, I think.
It also wasn't a weak draft class. Burakovsky's got a couple more goals than Domi or Mantha, and way more than Lehkonen. He's got three more even strength points than Drouin, and three fewer than Wennberg, ranking 9th.
http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?aggregate=1&report=skaterpoints&reportType=season&seasonFrom=20022003&seasonTo=20182019&gameType=2&draftYear=2013&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=evPoints,points
No one will confuse Burakovsky with MacKinnon, Monahan, Horvat, Nurse, or Jones. Elias Lindholm is putting some distance between them this year. Some guys having hot seasons this year who haven't done anything close to Burakovsky, career, include Goldobin, Motte, Morrissey, Pulock, and Duclair. None of them has half of Burakovsky's career points. Because he is actually, in spite of some injuries, incredibly consistent.
So if you won't offer Simmonds for Morrissey, Pulock, Drouin, or Wennberg, maybe take it down the road? The sale ended at New Years.
But, again, the Caps do have a good young player available in Madison Bowey, who was a point a game defenseman for two year in juniors, and has 18 points in his first 84 NHL games. If they're happy with a third defensive pair of Orpik and Djoos, and if they're happy calling up Siegenthaler for depth in the playoffs, then they can afford to possibly deal Bowey for a rental.
Alternatively, the Caps' system is thin on center prospects. If you want to trade Burakovsky for Frost, I'm sure the Caps happily add a 2nd for Simmonds.