See, here in lies why this concept makes no sense when discussing a trade topic on a forum.
If all that matters is what the GMs of the league think of a trade idea, then there is no point in giving an opinion on the idea. It doesn’t matter if you find Parayko overrated because it’s irrelevant to how Armstrong views such a trade. It’s also irrelevant to what I think the trade is like because, again, it only matters what the GMs think. How else is anyone supposed to have a discussion of player values when we aren’t GMs? Using perceived player values based upon trade posts is not some silly way to judge value because there are enough knowledgeable fans giving insights into players. The aggregation of all these insights can provide anyone a good idea of a player’s value both on his respective team and around the league. That doesn’t mean that we, as fans, know how GMs value them, but in truth we never will.
As for Parayko being overrated, I suggest looking at his metrics, because he is usually within the top 40 - 30 in any respective metric you could use. He’s a real top notch defenseman that is proving to be a top pairing player. Is he better than Pietrangelo? No, but that’s not as much an indictment of Parayko as much as a testament to Pietrangelo.
