Quoting: F50marco
CLB's 1st is higher than WPG's.
Even if Abramov=Appleton and Davidsson=Virtanen, debatable at the very least
Stone's value > Duchene's.
There fore you need to add more. Not to mention that CLB threw in a conditional 1st also.
Just to a mtch the CLB offer it would need to be:
Appleton
Virtanen
2019 1st
2020 1st conditional on signing
(Insert a little extra here because CLB pick will most likely be higher than WPG)
Duchene is a top 3 Center in faceoffs like every year .
to provide context , bottom 6 centers from bottom feeding teams like ARZ have been acquired for a 1st and a B level LD Prospect .
Centers in TODAYS NHL will always be worth more then wingers , even 30 goal scorer's .
how do i know ?
Pacioretty Saga revealed alot about the difference between a Duchene return and Pacioretty return .
dont argue he's 29 he's worth less because he's become a lot less 1 dimensional as he's matured which is why VGK gladly paid more then other teams were bidding to land him .
Every Star has a value in the NHL , doesnt mean every player does but Stars earned their reputation which is why 3-5 teams will always be interested .
take Plekanec for example , even MTL fans didnt think anyone would pay to acquire him for the playoffs as he's notorious for not showing up there but TML valued his faceoff ability enough to give us what would become Kulak and a 2nd round pick .