If I’m OTT I would rather have Brown than Rackell.

holden isn't any better than what the avs have in the system.

Connor Brown is a fantastic player but we need an upgrade for our second line. If we want to winning now. But I don’t think it will going to happen because this year, we’re going to let our players growing into a strong, better and teamwork.

OTT as frustrating as it is needs to be patient this year. Tkachuk, Stutzle, Norris, Batherson are all good with some serious talent top 6 guys. Pinto and Brown are the building blocks of a really good versatile 3rd line and I wouldn’t move assets for a quick fix. At least that’s my opinion, but i get the thought of moving Brown for a top 6 guy/

But the thing is Ottawa has had a lot of trouble keeping the puck out of the net, not scoring goals

It's true that we would need a 2nd line RW but trading Connor Brown for one would then create a bigger hole

A player like Connor Brown is much harder to replace than a 2nd line winger. Look at these stats (2019-20 + 2020-21) :

- Among Brown's 19:17 TOI/GP in Ottawa, 2:45 were on the PK and only 1:32 on the PP. His overall dZS% has been 62.6% which is extremely high. Simply put, he is mostly used as a shutdown forward or on a matchup line.

- Despite this defensive usage, he has been 61st for Even Strenght Points among NHL players since 2019-20 (not including 2021-22 yet). Look at the names around him on that list, they aren't all as good overall :

http://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20192020&seasonTo=20202021&gameType=2&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=evPoints&page=1&pageSize=50

Facts summary :

- He has scored at a 24 goals/50 pts pace in Ottawa (127 GP)
- He was 2nd in takeaways last season (behind Mark Stone of course)
- He received Selke votes (17th)
- Total beast on the PK : often gets more scoring chances than the opposition
- used heavily in a defensive deployment (34.0 oZS% vs 66.0 dZS%) but still provides good offense

His speed, non-stop motor and flawless work ethic is a beautiful thing to watch. With only a 3.6 AAV for 2 more seasons... way too valuable for Ottawa and they love him a lot. Any team who has Brown should use him in a similar way that Ottawa has been

OTT
Rakell, Rickard
2022 5th round pick (TOR)
ANA
Brown, Connor
2022 3rd round pick (VAN)


Rakell is a 50 point player over the last 3 seasons, 136 games, 32G, 50A, 82 points
19/20 - 0.65 ppg
20/21 - 0.54 ppg
21/22 - 0.63 ppg

Brown is a 50 point player over the last 3 seasons, 148 games, 41G, 50A, 91 points
19/20 - 0.61 ppg
20/21 - 0.63 ppg
21/22 - 0.62 ppg

If Ottawa is trading arguably their best PK in Connor Brown, they're getting back a much better return

Edit: I just realized you have Ottawa giving the 3rd, this is really bad value for Brown, who's younger and better than Rakell.