Quoting: DH28Hockey
To play Devil's Advocate: let's say Brink and Bonk hit their roughly projected ceilings and become a 2nd line winger and 3D respectively. Even though those are very valuable pieces to have in a lineup, if you think Zegras can be a top line forward (or even better a 1C), that is a way more valuable asset to have in your lineup than a Brink or Bonk. Hell, in theory with smart moves you can probably fill the voids of 2nd line winger or 3D fairly easily in any given offseason with smart asset management and creativity, you can't do that with a 1C. Also don't think the injury thing matters here, Anaheim isn't going to sell him at "injured value" and no team would or should acquire him in the first place if they think he's the level of player he's been since injury.
I'm 50/50 if Philly should do this, but only because I really like Bonk. If they could replace Bonk with another 1st and 2nd then I do this in a heartbeat
Agree mostly, but similar to gautheir trade, we are talking about "projected" on both sides. Ideally as you put it, brink could be a 2RW, Zegras could be a 1LW, the 1st could be a quality player, but Bonk has done nothing since being selected but develop, and at this point I do think his ceiling is probably higher than a 3RD, and I do question Zegras value if its more than a Brink, 1st, and 2nd.
And I have to say if you;re a flyer fan, watching the development and production of current young nhlers in foerster, brink, tippett, cates and frost (and farabee), and looking at Tuomaala (2nd round pick, an AHL all star in his rookie year), Kaplan, Bump, Barkey, Ciernak, Miitchkov THE need to trade Bonk, Brink, and a 1st seems lessened.