He plays with Brady Skjei lol, not Devon Toews or Roman Josi. For the QoC Pesce plays against and how plastered he gets in minutes he's actually one of the leagues better DFD's. Combine that with the ability to still move the puck and score 30 points, he's very good.

Pesce actually played a more difficult role than Slavin this season, and Slavin's metrics dipped a bit. Still, Pesce is great. Your bias is stemmed from seeing Nylander for Pesce trades and it blinds you. I think Carolina might have to add a sweetener to that, but it's not as far off as you think.

Gotta get off Leafs twitter man.