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Forum: Armchair-GM27 juin 2023 à 13 h 57
Forum: Armchair-GM23 juin 2023 à 11 h 10
Sujet: METROPOLITAN Trade partner and Bergeron one more time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AgentWebster</b></div><div>Where is the value in Tom Wilson for a first round pick? Explain it to me. In 10 years he only played three full season and those three full seasons came in his first four years. His style of play with his body breaking down does not justify a first round pick. In the last three years he’s played only 158 games of regular season out of a possible 246. I think you need to reevaluate what Tom Wilson is worth. With Washington on the verge of a rebuild a second round pick, and even a prospect is more than fair. Although I did not put a prospect in the deal, so if you wanna beat me up for that fine.</div></div>

In the past 3 years he's played 158 out of 220 games, with 49 of those 62 missing games coming this year because of a freak ACL injury. To put that in context, the two years before those he played more games than Pastrnak. In his career yes he's only played a full 82 three times, but he's played in at least 75% of his team's games in every season he's been in the league but this one. Once again, Pastrnak has only played a full 82 twice. It is fair to be concerned about the way his style will impact his body going forward, but what you cited as his inability to stay healthy up to this point is not only misleading but your numbers are straight up wrong.

Like it or not Wilson is a top 6 winger who can consistently put up 40-50 points. Throwing out his age 18-21 seasons, during which he clearly should've been playing in the AHL or juniors, he is a career .54ppg player. Throw out his age 22 season and that jumps up to .61. Not world-beating numbers but once again in line with what you would expect from a solid top 6 winger.

Of course, points aren't everything. Wilson plays a uniquely disruptive and physical style that NHL teams and fans love. He hits and fights yes, but he is a truly elite puck retriever that also has enough skill and offensive ability to actually play with the best players. Add onto that all his other "intangibles" such as the fact he is a cup-winner, plays on the PK and PP2, is one of the caps' most consistent playoff performers, and is clearly being groomed to take over the captaincy when Ovi and Backstrom retire, and you end up with a truly unique player in the league that checks off every box that NHL GM's salivate over.

Tyler Bertuzzi, Tanner Jeannot, Nick Foligno, Barclay Goodrow, and Blake Coleman have all returned 1st round picks in recent years -- those were all at the deadline too, rather than the offseason. Jordan Greenway, Lars Eller, Garnet Hathaway, and Connor Brown returned 2nds just this past year.

On top of all of that, the Caps are not rebuilding, want to extend Wilson, and as I said earlier view him as their future captain. They also already have huge holes at top 6w. He may be objectively "worth" a 1st round pick -- comparable to Bertuzzi. What it would take for the Caps to actually entertain moving him, however, is much more than that. A single 2nd round pick in next year's draft is not even worth the retained money.
Forum: Armchair-GM23 juin 2023 à 6 h 55