Yeah that makes sense. I did not realize you valued them so differently.
Personally I value them close to the same so it did not make sense that you were receptive towards a Serge + deal for Duchene and not want to do a Landeskog for Hanifin swap.
I also would prefer to hang onto Landeskog but I think Duchene is the better offensive player by quite a bit so I think they are worth around the same.
I don't want to lose both so I would just trade either one for Hanifin and get it over with. As I said. I am souring on Serge so I wouldn't want to trade with MTL anyways and would very much prefer to make something happen with the Canes.
It helps that IMO Carolina would go for Duchene over Landeskog anyways. That is also why I used him in the proposal above.
I really don't think the Canes should go for Landeskog over Duchene from a Canes perspective.
They need that extra skill level that Duchene has way more than Landys all around greatness IMO.
7 points per 82 games is what separates them offensively, and while +/- is a **** stat, it's also worth pointing out. Duchene is a career -38, while Landeskog is +20, but I didn't really need to point that out did I? Because we all know Landeskog is far and away the more defensively responsible player.
Now add on to the marginal offensive difference, their ages, and their contracts, that's where Landeskog pulls ahead for me.
Also I don't believe Duchene is a center here long term, so I value him as a RW who is really good at face-offs moving forward. Most other teams will probably value him as a C, so that may makeup the difference if that's the major need they have.
Edit : Btw, I agree with you on Carolina's need for a Duchene over Landeskog. However... Skinner and Landeskog are close friends. So there is that as well.