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From a Kings fan, that's an interesting player trade. The picks are off, but there's a solid foundation there. I'm not too familiar with Severson, but you spend a few sentences calling him "analytically our worst defenseman" of the Devils. But because he can bounce back he's worth more. Not sure why the same reasoning wouldn't apply to Toffoli. He's a proven top-6 winger, only 26, having his worst year in what is coincidentally the worst year for LA since the early 2000's. Toffoli's underlying stats are -actually- pretty decent, suggesting that this year is an anomaly to be blamed on "puck luck", the rest of the team being bad, or a combination of the two.
RHD are generally more valued than wingers, I'll give you that. And there's control in Severson's contract, with it being set at 4mil for the next while. Unfortunately, control isn't necessarily a good thing with the expansion draft coming up as it'll force them to protect a player that hasn't grown through their system, if they don't want to lose the value of the trade.
Overall, I sincerely doubt the Kings are looking to get rid of their 2nd rounder (likely 33rd pick), unless they are using it and Toronto's 1st round to move up in the draft. Maybe change your picks to the two 3rds (LA and WSH).