lol guys seriously? we are going to have to give up one of Marner or Nylander to get Risto. No different then the Jones for Johansen trade
Probably, and I'm higher on Risto than most, but I don't think he's a Jones caliber player- even at the equivalent stage of that trade (though admittedly, I was higher on Jones than most- I thought he was going to be the #1 in his D-1 for a good while).... nor is he really all that close to Rielly anymore, since he's really emerged and blossomed this year.
He's basically similar to a Dougie Hamilton, Parayko (except Parayko is severely overhyped here for some reason)....except on a far worst team, with tougher usage. He's going to have his brain farts here, or where-ever he plays inevitably. It's more about hoping he puts it all together, similar to Rielly this year, and stabalizes because his absolute ceiling is quite high.
I'd definitely give up a quantity package....Gardiner + 1st + any prospect in our system but that's probably as high as I'd go.