Quoting: truculence67
“Cost to acquire Dadonov”... what would that be exactly? A 31 year old with a 5mil cap hit on pace for less than 25 points this season. Good luck finding a trading partner without taking a bad contract back. The main reason Edmonton bites on this deal is that dadonov could be an excellent linemate for mcDavid.
I actually think that a first + Neal would get this deal done but added the second in case dadonov heats up later this season
That's awesome statistical rhetoric, I really mean that, it's really top notch.
First off, this season is 56 games, or 68% of a regular season, so yeah, he's going to have fewer points this season because there's fewer games.
Dadonov just joined a new team, learning new systems, so he had a rough start. He has 3 points in his last 4 games, of course he's going to heat up.
Why do you want a $5MM player on pace for less than 25 points? Because you know he's not going to finish with less than 25 points. So do we.
This is where most people fail on this site, thinking that their teenage logic will convince others that their trade ideas are viable, when it isn't the people reading these threads making the decisions. They aren't fooled by statistical rhetoric anymore than we are.
Add more if you want Dadonov, or suffer with Neal.