#LeafsFever
Rejoint: mai 2017
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I am honestly not sure you can really gauge this by draft picks, because there are other factors at play including ELC cheapness, age, control-ability, potential (especially with D usually developing a few years later than forwards) and several other factors. If you for some reason needed a comp to help you through this problem, or question, look no further than the Sens-Vegas deal. Vegas sent Erik Brännström to Sens for a top-line captain type player with term (contract was signed as part of the deal) and perhaps one of the best two-way players in the NHL. I would consider Brännström on the same level as Sandin, and that's what it took to get him moved. So you can make any argument you want, but proof is in the pudding, which in this case, is not a large sample size, since top prospects aren't traded these days that often. I would argue that Sandin's value would be a young top pairing player, whether that is a D or a forward. The other prospects that you've noted, besides Bracco, fit specific things the Leafs need, which, in addition to their own prospect potential, makes them more "untouchable", regardless of value.