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Forum: NHL Trades6 oct. 2020 à 16 h 22
Sujet: (MIN/SJS) - Donato for 2021 3rd round pick (PIT)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>drewjenkins</b></div><div>
<strong>I'm assuming Toronto got better value than Minnesota.</strong>
<strong>But can someone please explain what I'm missing?</strong>
<strong>Is there some glaring flaw in Donato's game?</strong></div></div>


I feel like if you look at the Donato trade as a precursor to the Dubnyk trade, it makes a lot more sense. (Although I do think we sold a little low on Donato, he wasn't going to get the top 6 time he needs to shine IMO, and there was apparently attitude rumors? I can't verify that one.) If you look at both trades together as one it becomes:

To San Jose: Devan Dubnyk (50% salary retention) + Donato + 2022 7th Round pick
To Minnesota: 2021 3rd Round Pick, 2022 5th round pick

This value seems a little bit better to me, but still a bit of a low sell. Dubnyk was abysmal last year, and the Wild were able to get out of his contract without a buyout.

As for Kapanen, in my opinion, the Pens overpaid for him with that 1st included in the deal, especially at 15OA in a deep draft, so the slight underpay for Donato due to Dubnyk and the slight overpay for Kapanen makes that difference seem a lot larger.

Just my 2 cents!