Every year there are avg maybe two or three defencemen who go on to play top pairing in their careers. sergachev is one of them. he is way more valuable than a run of the mill 20 goalish 50-60 pt forward, of which at least a dozen are drafted first round every year. calling him a 1c doesn't change that. its little+++ for sergachev in terms of value, but in reality because of the salary cap the plus would have to be this years first from winnipeg. Serg would already play top 4 on jets or bolts at 18 and cost controlled for half a decade. 1.5 seasons of little doesn't even get you close to serg or the ops package. little's value is maybe 2 late firsts this year or one next year. And johnson? lol id give you dd and a 3rd for the small upgrade.
And how often do #1 centres get traded? If you aren't wiolling to trade a defensive prospect for one, then I'd forget it. The key word here is prospect.
Sergachev was a recent #9 overall pick. Not entirely sure what he's done to pencil himself in as a guaranteed top pairing d-man in the NHL since being drafted at #9 this summer. Players drafted at that position are typically far from sure things and fizzle out as nothings all the time. Great prospect and would love to have him, but if you aren't willing to move that kind of an asset for a #1 centre, then forget it.
Who on the Jets is Sergachev definitely replacing of Myers, Trouba, Byfuglien, and Enstrom? Sergachev's played 3 pro games.