Quoting: OldNYIfan
Asplund has 133 games in the NHL and has scored 16 goals and 25 assists. Ruotsalainen has 35 games in the NHL of no particular distinction, and Portillo has yet to sign an NHL contract. The draft pick will be no earlier than 27th overall. Shea Theodore is an All-Star. That package would be bad for Las Vegas (which has many more preferable ways to dump cap) for Theodore alone, and you want them to add a heavyweight bottom-6 forward and their back-up goalie?
I agree that the value isn't there, might not even be that close. Vegas is giving up 3 roster players for futures and Asplund essentially (their caps kinda ****ed but this is still a bit overkill)
That being said, Rasmus Asplund's offense may never really get there but he's pretty solid defensively,
Ruotsalainen has had quite respectable AHL numbers, not sure what his NHL upside is and its seeming increasingly likely he goes to Europe this summer
Portillo should be looked at as solid goalie prospect, could he be better than Brossoit next season? Maybe. Will he be the better goalie in 4-5 years, most likely, then you have the first which is what you make of it I guess.
Not saying the trade was great, think the package could be closer to getting Theodore than you'd think