Quoting: Bigphil
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Ratcliffe's good physical forward but is worth a 2nd round pick in 2019 and a B level prospect at best , or a 2nd rounder in 2020 and a A- level prospect at worst .
Even that may be overpaying as Ratcliffe Projects as a Jaskin Type NHL player with slightly more offensive Potential because unlike Jaskin he'll pay the price infront of the net and doesnt get nervous as his D belt off Slap shots as he screens . (we deffinately need this type of player but its always easier to draft them from the 2nd/3rd round and develop him like PHI did with Ratcliffe and Strome )
Hagg is someone i'm really high on as he's one of the top 10 hitters in the league and among those top 10 has the most shots blocked .
that being said you're looking at maybe a 3rd round pick and a Mccarron or Hudon type who needs a change of system and still is an RFA
Shaw IMO right now coming off a career high season in many respects , as a key leader for Max Domi who famously said in defense of Shaw to MTL media '' if you dont know what Shaw bring to the Team , then you dont know hockey .... you just dont . '' . He's a solid 2nd/3rd line Forward who plays hard along the boards and takes faceoffs from wing up to 750 draws per year comfortably with 53-55%.
that being said i think Shaw value is somewhere around a 2nd and Prospect like Bennet ,Strome or Fleury who have not lived up to their potential in their current system but have suffered from being in positions their organisations are deep at . someone who's underperformed that was a former 1st round Prospect who for one reason or another hasnt hit full potential .
Given all this if i was to use the current pieces to make a trade it would be something like
Shaw
5th in 2019
for
Ratcliffe
Hagg
3rd in 2020 (conditional that if PHI makes ECF it becomes a 2nd , if they win the SC its a first . )
this gives both teams value and insurance picks .
a 5th in a draft this deep could find you another Shaw or a potential Gallagher as bother we're 5th round Gem's .
MTL gets a 3rd with Conditions so that if Shaw wins a Cup we atleast get something of Value more then Ratcliffe (as Hagg can likely be acquired Cheaper outside this trade)