Quoting: vikhodush
Why is that an overpayment from Wings on Necas? None of those pieces do much for the Canes - Zadina still has potential but is closing in on bust territory, McIsaac seems like a nice prospect but nothing crazy there and a 2nd. I'd just keep Necas if this is the best they could get for him.
McIsaac would probably be a top 3/5 defense prospect on any team in the NHL. He’s more than nice. We just happen to have an abundance of defense prospects in the pipeline.
Zadina has underwhelmed, sure; but he’s not quite a bust just yet. There are dozens of players in his boat that the jury is still out on and one could even argue that Necas himself, is in that boat. Maybe he’s got a ocean view room with a balcony in that boat, but he’s still in the boat.
Second round picks aren’t peanuts.
If Zadina & McIsaac have a value of a 2nd round pick (which they do); getting the equivalent of three (3) second round picks for Necas is arguably neither an underpayment or an overpayment. To me it seems pretty damn solid.
I can understand people overvaluing their players; There are people on this site that scoff at 1st round picks for Zadina and still have extremely high hopes for him, which I can appreciate but I don’t view his value as that high.
Kaapo Kakko is another player on that boat. What’s the value for him? Is it more than Zadina but less than Necas? Is Necas worth more than both? Personally I think none of these 3 guys are worth trading a 1st round pick for, straight up.