Quoting: Claesson4Norris
That 3+5 for Laf trade has been proposed 1000 times and I've yet to see a compelling argument for Lafreniere being worth even close to that.
Heres my view on it, I think Laffy is guaranteed to be a franchise level player, like Kane and Ovechkin on the wing but plays more of a Peter Forsberg like game. So hes a fantastic player to trade up for and I will not be surprised if Ottawa and LA get calls from teams that need a center more than a winger (like Winnipeg). However, since I consider Laffy of that caliber I also consider Byfield and Stutzle a similar caliber to #2 in Ovi's year, Malkin. As good as Malkin is I would still never choose him over Ovechkin. Then we can go down the list a little more for the 3 players I can see going at #5:
Raymond - highly resembles Marner with his elite playmaking and 2-way game
Drysdale - great 2-way game, does everything, gives me Seth Jones or Drew Doughty vibes
Rossi - great skating, offensive game, and a solid defensive game. I can see a Brayden Point or Matt Barzal in his playstyle.
To conclude, I would not trade Ovi for Malkin but I would also not do Malkin + any of the above players for Ovi.