You think this mainly because you really donÂ’t know much about Trouba or how good a player he is. All else being equal the Jets donÂ’t eve pick up the phone unless Matthews is in the deal. A collection of lesser pieces not only does nothing to help get the Jets towards a cup it puts them farther away.
Other players in the OP for whom this is also true
Parayko
Ellis
Ekholm
Giordano
It doesn’t matter whether this is “fair value” from Leafs perspective, that’s what it would take from the other team’s perspective to get that player. If this isn’t something that interests, you as a Leaf fan that’s fine. Finding something that works for BOTH sides of a trade is really hard, this is why so few trades happen. As others have suggested, however, if you don’t like being told the price the solution isn’t to complain about the price the solution is to stop asking.
Looking at the Leaf forwards, here are what I expect are some more minimum prices you should expect to hear for players in the OP
Players that would require Marner (or Matthews)
Manson
Stralman
Tanev
Hamilton
Faulk
Players that would require Nylander (or Marner/Matthews)
Montour
Vatanen
Brodin
Dumba
Hanifan
Players that may not require Nylander/Marner/Matthews (no guarantees)
Bouwmeester
Seabrook
Pesce
Sidenote on JVR value. HeÂ’s now in rental territory. At the deadline heÂ’s worth a late first and something like a 3rd round pick/B level prospect. HeÂ’s worth less than that now, because of how the cap works for trades at the deadline and because teams donÂ’t trade for rentals until they know where they stand.