I’ll just do a blanket justification of my reasoning:
Anaheim’s best “future” assets will almost all be playing professionally next season, and most of them in the NHL. (Zegras, McTavish, Lundestrom, Drysdale, Dostal, etc).
Arizona is a few years behind that.
Anaheim is at a phase in their rebuild where they need to decide whether it’s time to take another step backward and keep filling the cupboards or another step forward and start progressing toward playoffs.
Trading some of their lesser/longer term assets for a very young, core roster player, aligns with the latter strategy. It doesn’t align with the former.
If Anaheim decided to trade Zellweger+10 or Perreault+22, they’d still have whichever set they didn’t move. I’d say hang onto that set. And the rest of the young assets. Make some smart free agency signings and let the core grow into a winning environment. They’ve got the capspace to give Forsberg or Gaudreau a ridiculous contract, too.
They could be competitive right away and still have all their best assets be under 25. It’s not a bad spot.
Isn't Arizona building something as well? Why doesn't he want to stay there? Neither team is going to make the playoffs next year so what is the advantage going from one lottery team to another? Isn't there an actual playoff bound team that the OP can try to pawn him off on? Seriously, the OP is just looking at the team with the highest pick and best prospects and trying to force a match. The match isn't there.
Arizona is at least three years behind where a while is today.
Pretty fair value I think the question is would Chychrun be willing to stay long term in Anaheim.
He’s young enough to be part of what they’re building, I don’t see why he would not. Unless he hates Southern California
With Chychrun and a key free agent signing, Anaheim would be in the mix with LA for the playoffs next season. Arizona will still be losing on purpose to get the best pick.