Quoting: T0R
The way you overhyped Tanev is funny, the man is 33, he hasn’t been mentioned in Norris talks since 2-3 years ago, he is a Good Top 4 RD, not a Top RD, the market of people accquirung Tanev are likely Contenders so the difference in pick placement is very minuscule at best, 1-3 slots at most especially with the fact most teams that would look at Tanev would be in the West, his return is not as high as you think it is & it shows how much you for lack of a better term overrrate him, Liljegren is a 24yr old RHD who makes less than 2 mil & has team control afterwards, plus has played Top 4 & looked incredibly solid so there is literally 0 reason to trade him, As for The Flames if they were smart should rebuild rn, they have Alot of young guys about to breakthrough but not yet, add a Celebrini or Esierman & it could be great for them ofc you’d be fighting San Jose for that honor but that’s what I would do
Clearly you think there is some way they can contend if you think they’d resign a 33yr old Tanev.
a 1st + 3rd + prospect is likely the best you’re getting from almost anyone in the league, Chychrun got less & he is miles better, younger & with term so idk your logic to why Tanev needs to cost so much when i’ve looked at your AGMs & one literally shows Tanev 50% for a 1st & 3rd, You said Manson & Savard’s best days are behind them but so is Tanev’s, he is still a solid Top 4 D-man but he isn’t the stud he once was
Also there is like 2-5 teams at best proposing to acquire Tanev on this site
The Stars & The Leafs
You seem confused. Is Tanev good or is he not!?
And if he’s so old & washed up, a) why do you want him in the first place and b) why did you put him at 1RD
Flames don’t need to tear it down and rebuild, they just need to rid themselves of any disgruntled players in the locker room wondering or uncertain as to whether they want to be a Flame anymore and better/more consistent Goaltending
We’ll get a much better 1st RD Pick from BUF, VAN or EDM than TOR, NJD, DAL and so on who are all interested in his services. Not only will contending Teams want him, even if it’s as a rental, but any Team who has Young Up & Coming LD’s like we have in Solovyov, Poirier & Kuznetsov would love to have a guy like Tanev. You can’t find a better Shelter, Mentor and D-Partner for the Young Guys
You can generalize all you want, but age is just a number and Tanev is still the same D-Man he’s always been known for. For the reasons you mentioned above, Liljegren has value, but he’s nowhere near what the Leafs need if they’re going to push for the Cup. He’s too young and simply wasn’t trusted to be in the Leafs Playoff lineup the past two off-seasons and now he’s out with a broken ankle, so he’s useless to you. If you wanna talk about a player who’s over valued and over hyped though, that’d be Liljegren
Like I said before, go ahead and continue to use Lagesson or any other LD as your RD and see how that works out for you, Mr. Know It All