i disagree , i see more oiler fans offering him in trades than i do seeing other fans asking for him. he is what he is a 45-50 point second line center whose contract is only now becoming closer to market value. he's still expensive for what he brings. I mean hes right there with Bjugstad, Reinhart, Jordan Staal Zetterberg, Bozak and Brassard, all serviceable 2C's, but nothing special. and yet RNH is paid more than almost all of them. in a cap world where production needs to at least match your productivity, that in my opinion makes him a liability
in real world terms youre paying more for draft position and name recognition , than you are for actual production. That by definition is Overated not Underated. Playing with McDavid will obviously bring his numbers up, but as I say youre not trading McDavid with RNH.
All im saying is at some point a player needs to stand on his own. For all the crap Sam Reinhart gets in Buffalo, where he's routinely called a bust, I have to admit I was shocked when I realized he has as many points as RNH. and yes I know RNH was hurt, but I dont see his being hurt so often as a positive. And trust me most sabres fans DO NOT see me as an advocate for them in the slightest. Im just trying to look at things as objectively as posssible