Modifié 2 sept. 2022 à 12 h 12
Quoting: Shibbal18
Well A. yes it does, Right-handed D are known to be one of the most valuable commodities in the league and this has been established with precedent and B. just because theyre the same age just more established doesnt mean hes more developed or more talented and it also doesn't mean it's a fair swap if the rangers have 0 need for a dman, kinda the reason why Lundkvist is getting moved to start with. LD is the most over saturated position in the league, theyre not worth that much
Not trying to be rude but if being a RHD always means being valuable, then how about Holl+Sandin for Dahlin, should balance out, no? Sandin and Dahlin are the same age, Holl's righthandedness makes up for Dahlin's edge in talent. Or How about Dahlin for Liljegren to just simplify things?
It's true that being more established doesn't mean more talented (I'm not going to pretend to know which is the more talented player) but it could suggest that he's more developed (unless the reason why Lundkvist is less established is injuries-Sandin missed almost the entire 2020-21 season to injury but he still has 63 more games played, or lack of being presented with an opportunity that he earned aka mismanagement). Regardless if this is a fair swap or more than fair swap, or less than equal it's still a good haul for NYR who may get lowballed anyways.
The reason for the trade is a request from Lundkvist due to not thinking he has a good playing opportunity (which just means an excess of RD), not because NYR don't need defense, he's waiver exempt so he can just play in the minors for all they care if he's not good enough. Sandin may welcome a move because he has the same worries, and as far as I can tell there is a spot for Sandin in the line up now, the only reason the OP was suggesting that this wouldn't work is because he thinks NYR can't afford him, which isn't necessarily true.