Quoting: McJoe7
I'm assuming the Blues don't trade Parayko. I just think if it does happen, its a package kind of like this one. Blues are getting 4 draft picks, including a 1st, the reigning captain of Canada's world junior team who projects as a middle 6 center as early as next season, a right shot D who has a chance to still be a 2nd pair guy and is an RFA. If a Parayko trade happens, that's a haul.
I don't think the Blues SHOULD trade Parayko though lol.
Nah, dude. The Blues won't want a deluge of picks eating up the value. They would want nothing to do with Bertuzzi. And you're really selling those values on the other two. This would not get anyone Parayko, let alone two more players. Other than the 24 1st, which can be used to trade up, nothing is of very much interest. And trading Parayko would demolish the defense. To rubble. With no replacement in sight. That package might seem like a haul for you, the Blues would turn their nose up at it because its nothing they actually need + now they also have one of the hardest holes to adequately fill in the league, 1RD.
Real talk: the Leafs do not have the trade assets to get Parayko. Not even close. There's no great coveted prospects that fit needs, no young NHL replacement type, no cap space to eat, no super high draft pick, the guys we'd love to dump won't waive for Toronto... it's all a rich tapestry. The Oilers, for instance, are better equipped by a considerable margin. And Colt might actually waive to play there, hypothetically.
But yes, the Blues have no reason to trade Parayko. We agree there, and I cannot help but appreciate when someone understands that.