Quoting: dickie_boon
your so wrong, sanheim is a top tier 2-3 dman, which is easily worth a first+. his aav is fair and his term wont be a problem because he will easily be handled with after he starts regressing, which is probably with only 1-2 years left on the deal
Of D-men to play 200 minutes this year, Sanheim was 168th in 5v5 shot attempt % (below Seeler, Provorov, and Braun), 199th in 5v5 xG% (Ristolainen was 153rd, Braun 172nd, Provorov 190th), 82nd in points (despite playing 81 games, in among the likes of Dumoulin Petry, and Rielly, who played 16 fewer games), all while being ranked 36th in total ice time. 18 takeaways compared to 37 giveaways. Going back to last season he's still 134th in xG% and 192nd in shot attempt %.
"Top tier 2-3 dman" is outlandishly optimistic given the data, which suggests he's not even top-100 in any semi-significant statistical category. Trading a 1st for him, contract aside, would be bad. Add on that he'll be tied for 34th-highest-paid D-man next year (among Weegar, Morrissey, and Ekholm), has a NTC, and is signed for 8 YEARS...fire the GM that pays a 1st for him immediately.