No way.
ASSETS that are way more valuable than the kid who's never played a game in the NHL, and might never.........
McDavid
Drasaitl
McKinnon
Kucherov
Matthews
Pastarnak
Crosby
Hedman
Eichel
Ovie
Makar
Barkov
Point
Rask
Doughty
Vasilevsky
Malkin
Kane
Marner
Hotby
ANY Gm out there would take one of these guys......and I'm sure I've missed others but I stopped at 20........over some 1OA pick this summer. LOL. It's ridiculous the value some of y'all put on picks/prospects.
D-d-did you just say Braden Holtby?No way.
ASSETS that are way more valuable than the kid who's never played a game in the NHL, and might never.........
McDavid
Drasaitl
McKinnon
Kucherov
Matthews
Pastarnak
Crosby
Hedman
Eichel
Ovie
Makar
Barkov
Point
Rask
Doughty
Vasilevsky
Malkin
Kane
Marner
Hotby
ANY Gm out there would take one of these guys......and I'm sure I've missed others but I stopped at 20........over some 1OA pick this summer. LOL. It's ridiculous the value some of y'all put on picks/prospects.
D-d-did you just say Braden Holtby?
Yeah.
That's another thing about this place. A player has ONE down year and suddenly they are worthless. LOL. It's ridiculous. Hotby is still a top tier Goalie and he's only 30. He's not "done".
Some of y'all seriously need to look at the bigger picture sometimes.
He is also a UFA and turns 31 in Sept.Yeah.
That's another thing about this place. A player has ONE down year and suddenly they are worthless. LOL. It's ridiculous. Hotby is still a top tier Goalie and he's only 30. He's not "done".
Some of y'all seriously need to look at the bigger picture sometimes.
He is also a UFA and turns 31 in Sept.
You are usually a great poster, but if you seriously think Braden Holtby (and Ovechkin Rask Doughty Vasilievsky Kane Malkin for that matter) is more valuable than Lafreniere, I dont know what to say.
I thought that was satire when I initially saw your original post
Oh please, goalies dont carry significant trade value, Doughty and his contract have negative value, and the others are 30+. Nobody is taking them over a 1st overall.They're all WAY more valuable than an undrafted kid.
I think it’s safe to say that a GM would take Lafreniere over any 30+ player in the league. It might mean taking a small step back in the short-term, but well worth it.
99% sure
Not all. Certainly not Crosby
I'm out to lunch? Dude, you're in the heavy minority when it comes to claiming Matthews is a top 5 asset.You're out to lunch with your valuation of Auston Matthews as an asset.
Those who are 100% worth more than him are limited to 1 name: Connor McDavid
Those who are on the same tier as Matthews are: MacKinnon, Dahlin, Eichel, Matthews - all in whatever order.
So at worst he's #5, and can be as high as #2. You can probably also fit Kucherov and Pastrnak in that second tier.
I’d probably have him around 18-22.
These are a few guys that come to mind that I’d probably have over Laf.
McDavid
Draisaitl
MacKinnon
Pasta
Kucherov
Matthews
Eichel
Petterson
Barkov
Makar
Heiskanen
Dahlin
Hughes
Aho
Chabot
McAvoy
Point
No way.
ASSETS that are way more valuable than the kid who's never played a game in the NHL, and might never.........
McDavid
Drasaitl
McKinnon
Kucherov
Matthews
Pastarnak
Crosby
Hedman
Eichel
Ovie
Makar
Barkov
Point
Rask
Doughty
Vasilevsky
Malkin
Kane
Marner
Hotby
ANY Gm out there would take one of these guys......and I'm sure I've missed others but I stopped at 20........over some 1OA pick this summer. LOL. It's ridiculous the value some of y'all put on picks/prospects.
I mean, that is a list of mostly all untouchables, though. I said he's not a top 10 player, he's not a better player than any of those guys. For the purpose of this discussion, I consider Crosby, Ovi, Drai, McDavid, Mack, etc. as unmovable pieces. If you're going to compare the value of every 1st overall draft selection to Connor McDavid, then it's pointless to even discuss. Put contract and cap considerations into the mix and you're really looking at a lot different picture than just listing un-movable franchise players and implying he's borderline worthless lolNo way.
ASSETS that are way more valuable than the kid who's never played a game in the NHL, and might never.........
McDavid
Drasaitl
McKinnon
Kucherov
Matthews
Pastarnak
Crosby
Hedman
Eichel
Ovie
Makar
Barkov
Point
Rask
Doughty
Vasilevsky
Malkin
Kane
Marner
Hotby
ANY Gm out there would take one of these guys......and I'm sure I've missed others but I stopped at 20........over some 1OA pick this summer. LOL. It's ridiculous the value some of y'all put on picks/prospects.
I don't agree with you.
I believe GMs would deal any of the bolded for Lafreniere with 7 years of control and 3 years of ELC.
Yup agreed 100%.
Makar, Barkov and maybe Point are probably close though, but id still have Laf slightly ahead.
Agreed, I bolded and unbolded each of those a couple times. They are really tough. Makar only would have 1 less year, but is more of a sure thing, and Barkov and Point have a bit of control. Tough call.
You nailed it. Anything can happen to Laf and he could be one of the biggest busts in nhl history or the best in nhl history. There basically no way to make an educated answer on this. Even mcdavid could fall of the map if something horrible happens. Nothing is ever for certain and even our most certain things can change at the drop of a hat.If the search function wasn't so crappy here.....I'd pull up the "Is Kakko/Hughes better than everyone?" threads.
When will everyone learn?
Other than McDavid, who has been a sure thing?