Quoting: whiff1
using an imaginary extension to win the argument LOL
https://www.naturalstattrick.com/playercompare.php?fromseason=20222023&thruseason=20232024&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&stdoi=oi&rate=y&p1=8477845&p2=8480043&loc=B&gpfilt=none&fd=&td=&tgp=410&lines=single
There numbers are very similar, you might think TVR is better, other Liljegren, either way it's certainly not by much. TVR (32) at 1.5M for 2 more seasons is nice, but for a team that has an aging defense and only one long-term contract, having Liljegren (25) for 4Mx2 or 3 or 5 or 8 i+ a 1st is going to be far more valuable. Liljegren still has room for growth and if he doesn't then his still just as good or even better than TVR already.
This isn't like the Sandin + McCabe deals combined, Sandin returned a 1st+older similar UFA player and McCabe returned a 1st+2nd or a 1st depending on how you look at it, so if anything you should have suggested a 1 for 1.