Quoting: JuanDamienNebraska
Bo Horvat is not Jake Guentzel. Why are you using that trade as a “guide” when the Lindholm deal just happened? Look at what Lindholm returned as a “rental”. Guentzel is better than Lindholm, and is the undisputed big fish on the market. A bidding war will ensue.
Guentzel would immediately be the best playoff performer on CAR’s entire roster. Even better than Aho on a points per game and goals per game basis. Want to finally get over the hump? Guentzel would be the guy to add this deadline. CAR would definitely be able to resign him too.
If you don’t think CAR management will spend to add a guy of Guentzel’s caliber because of their specific, overly cautious managerial history, then I could understand that. However, that doesn’t diminish Guentzel’s worth or value. That would just mean you’re not in on the biggest fish on the market.
I’m not saying OP’s deal is perfect, but to say that Guentzel, who multiple teams are bidding for and can resign, is worth “a cap dump, a B prospect, and a 1st” is asinine. Just because that’s what you want CAR to spend, doesn’t mean that’s what the player is worth.
DW isnt Jim Rutherford. Rutherford overpaid and he overpaid because he gave up on Kuz too early. That is the JR way. That doenst mean the Canes will overpay. Its quite the opposite honestly. We dont overpay nor do we get involved in bidding wars for pending UFAs.
I get your a fan and you overvalue your own players, its the fan way. its cool. pending ufas dont pull a large haul. Its a distressed asset (bunting was 2 months ago not anymore) , a 1st and a B prospect.
The kid Calgary got was a big time distressed asset. his scoring had taken a dump and his defense was atrocious, 0 effort. he was demoted to the 4th line, even sat. That isnt bunting. Nadeau is a better prospect than those defenders by a good margin. Then you have comparable 1sts. Then you add in you want a 2nd instead of a conditional 4th Calgary got? the value doesnt add up no matter how you spin it. Pending UFAs dont pull a 2nd line non distressed winger, a really good prospect, a 1st and a 2nd. It just doesn't happen.
it doesnt matter.
1. Carolina isnt coming close to touching that price. we only do 3rds and meh prospect for rentals. thankfully.
2. JG is going to a west team.