Quoting: Subbanator7667
I mean you can look at any stat except goal scoring and know Danault is better. Total points Danault, 5 on 5 points Danault, xGF, xGA, corsi, and evolving wild analytics all point to Danault being better but sure, Pageau scored more goals so must be better.
First of all, value doesn’t mean who is better. 2nd goal scoring comes at a premium in the nhl. The lightning payed a mid 1st and an A prospect for a cheap 30 goal guy, so there’s a perfect example.
Danault played with the 2 best wingers in montreal all season whereas pageau played with fringe top 6 guys like brown, white, etc and with tkachuk (who was the only guy of note). I’m not saying Danault is worth less than pageau, I’m just saying that he will cost about the same to acquire. Pageau was traded for at the tdl, which makes him more expensive. Pageau’s better goal scoring and danault’s better defensemen balance each other out imo. Imo they will get the same amount right now. Now if you move danault at the tdl, you might be able to get a first + A prospect but that’s the max anyone would give for someone, when all is said and done, is a 50 pt 2c. And that’s with an extension.
Again, I’m not saying that pageau is better, I am simply saying that trading Danault now would yield about the same value. That’s just how the nhl works. Simple as that. Like i know Danault’s defensive game and possession numbers are good but goal scoring comes at a premium and in the end, they have the same production. There not much else left to say.