Quoting: NYR1983
You know Laine was traded for PLD right? Both with team control like you suggested. Now given they are both 1st round picks that doesn’t mean that’s their value today or at the time of the trade. Do you think NYR or any team could have just sent a 1st to get these guys?!?! Nah, I know you’re smarter than that, it would have been two 1sts and a 2nd bare minimum to get those guys. Now, how much does 3M retention cost?? And the guy is still an RFA which you will move anywhere for a 1st bare minimum.
Yeah, that's kind of pie in the sky kind of stuff. He wouldn't be traded for less you say, yet he was. So, how can you say his value was x when all we know for sure is that his value was y?
Yes, retention is worth something, but 3.75 for the remainder of this year doesn't add an extra 1st.
We are also talking a futures based deal here as opposed to an original NHL quality player swap.
So, if we take what you're saying as true that Laine and Dubois were both worth 2 1sts and a 2nd at the time of the trade, then again how is Laine suddenly worth 3 1sts now. He hasn't produced at a stellar rate in CLB, he has less team control now. So, what has increased his value?