Quoting: Bloodykisame
...as two way defenceman. He outplayed werenski in the NCAA and a bunch of other notable names during his time there.
Well I'm not sure how relevant ZW's performance from 6yrs ago is, but I will note he had literally twice the offensive output (36 in 36 vs 18 in 36) as K'Andre in their respective final NCAA seasons (both as sophomores & TWD). And let's not forget ZW put up 9 in 7 in his final WJC appearance while K'Andre did 2 in 5 at the same age. K'Andre is certainly not ZW, and is unlikely to be better than him.
Quoting: Bloodykisame
Miller played well in his first year. His potential is top 2 and is already a top 4 at 21.
Yes, K'Andre had a fine rookie season playing an impressive 21:07 ATOI. I won't refute that.
Quoting: Bloodykisame
...but that's not enough for a player in the middle of his career compared to a defenceman that's 4 years older comes with a cap hit.
Yes, players that are 25yo and started playing at 19yo and have done well come with a cap hit because, well, they're good players lol. I'm not sure how his cap hit is a "negative" here.
Quoting: Bloodykisame
Look at older trades of value of forwards to defenceman as defense have way more value than forwards due to the amount they have to play. Hall and larson, Johansan and jones.
Hall for Larsson has always been laughed at by anybody that's not Chiarelli. Johansen for Jones was very much a win-win for both organizations at the time and I don't think one heavily out-valued the other on trade day. Again, your argument is void.
Larkin is certainly worth more than K'Andre, as you are heavily overvaluing him based on the fantasies quoted above. Also, note that Detroit would't move Larkin for a Dman, and actually isn't in need of a Dman regardless given our prospect pool. Sending away our 1C for a top 2 *potential* Dman is both silly and a loss for Detroit.