Quoting: oliver_wahlstrom
there was upwards of a dozen teams negotiating for debrincat. the sens took the best offer. we may value players differently, but this is how GMs value players. just like how RD have more value rn than LD. I cant believe you cannot understand that lol.
Im done. u can be blind by bias for ur life, its a u problem tho so dont cry when u get spammed w hate
NHL GMs value players on a number of factors including the shifting face of the NHL cap. As I said earlier, you are trying to freeze a period in time and use it to prove that your method of evaluating players value in the marketplace is right.
You do not have all the factors in your evaluation.
1) You do not know exactly how badly they wanted to rebuild. 2) If they had waited to 2023 offseason could they have got more?
3) Were they thinking about the value of their 1st pick in the context of the 2023 draft and wanting to be sure they have a shot at the big 3?
4) What were the other team's cap situations at that moment? What would his value have been in 2023 after some of that cap stress around the league dissipated? What would his value have been pre-pandemic?
Yes in a specific moment the value of DeBrincat was what it was. I am not denying that. But everybody is shocked when gas at the pump goes up or down. This is the same thing. Russia will not always be in a cold-war with the west. The price of gas will return to normal.
Since Kayden Guhle is not putting pressure on the same scarce resource that DeBrincat is, in fact he is relieving the pressure by being able to take a top 4 spot that typically would cost 2.5-4.5M for the low price of his ELC, his value is actually improved by the pressure on the league from the slow rising salary cap.
I'm glad you're done. I'm getting tired of tearing your immature arguments apart here and making you look silly!