Modifié 8 nov. 2020 à 2 h 12
Quoting: Alfie11
Your point is missing the fact that Gaudreau IS a superstar lol, he’s never had a season with less than a 65 point pace and is one year removed from 99 points and a 4th place Hart finish. Saying he’s anything less is foolish. Zucker is not even CLOSE to Gaudreau, his career high is literally less than Gaudreau’s career LOW lmao, just because GMJR overpaid for him doesn’t mean his value is higher. Legare is an ok prospect but not fantastic, and he’s definitely not top 100, wasn’t even given an invite to Canada’s WJC camp. He has a good shot but isn’t great defensively and his skating needs work. If Calgary is gonna trade a legitimate superstar it will be for pieces with high-end potential that look likely to achieve it. The only interesting prospect Pittsburgh has is Poulin and you don’t have your 1st next year, which means you can’t trade futures, and thus there needs to be a roster player involved. Rust+Poulin+2nd is what it would take, and you literally can’t downgrade any of it because your prospect pool is so barren that it becomes a dealbreaker for Calgary. For what its worth, Rust is also older than Gaudreau and like I keep telling Habs fans that far overvalue Tatar, he only has one good season. The short term memory people have is ridiculous, Gaudreau had a slight down year but he’s still one of the top playmakers in the league and has been for a while, I’m tired of these frankly insulting offers. If you think he’s so bad we’re perfectly content to keep him, we recognize his skill and are happy to have him and his steal of a contract.
Rust, Poulin and a 1st or 2nd isn’t a ridiculous price. But you can keep him IMO. Just like Zucker, Poulin and a 1st or 2nd isn’t ridiculously low. They are both what I said his value is. An NHL player. Either a young NHL player with potential, or a top 6 Forward, or top 4 D, a top 100 prospect, and a 1st or a 2nd. And that’s good value!! That Calgary getting his value and a good deal.
Some teams, you would get a better NHL piece In deal, some you would get a better prospect, some a higher pick. But not all teams would be interested either. Probably only acouple. But I’m sure that’s what Calgary would ask.
Multiple 1st round picks, multiple NHL players, goes if A.Mathews was to be traded.Someone like that, a top 10-15 player in the NHL. Gaudreau is the next tier down. And that’s not knocking him.But he’s not bringing back Guentzel plus.
Me personally, I’d take Monahan over Gaudreau if I was starting a team or if it was my decision and both of them were on the trade block. And I love the Connar Zary pick this year. If the Pens keep the 15th pick, that’s who I wanted them to take.
And come next year, that price is going way down with only 1 year left on his deal. Probably a 1st round pick, an “A”prospect and a “B” prospect. Or that top 100, “A+” prospect and a “B” prospect and maybe add a later round pick.
And both Poulin and PO-Joseph are top 100 prospect in the NHL..
https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-top-100-prospects-ranking/
Hers a 2019 list:
https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2019/09/22/2019-top-nhl-prospects-80-61/?amp=1