Oskar Man
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You're overvalueing the Flyer prospects from the benefit of hindsight, at the time Sanheim wasn't considered that good, Laughton was a "fail," and Ratcliffe was a 2nd rd pick who might have been an overdraft based on his D+1 season.
1) When did I bring up Sanheim?
2) Laughton wasn't a prospect. He came off a 20 point year playing 11mins a night. Hence "cost controlled depth forward"
3) Is Ratcliffe not a B prospect?
So no. I wasn't overvaluing the Flyers prospects. You're arguing with your own imagination.
Thompson was considered a solid prospect before that trade, similar to Ratcliffe in that he's a tall forward who'll need time to develop, drafted higher (#26 not #35) but a couple years ahead, with half a NHL season under his belt as well as some AHL time.
Thompson a solid prospect? Sure. I would think the consensus would be that Ratcliffe is also a solid prospect, albeit with a not as high ceiling.
The fact that you had to add Thompson being drafted 9 spots higher is odd. What exactly was the point there?
Bergland at 29 was a more expensive version of Laughton. A limited scorer but a better defensive player who had an offseason in 2017-18 but had some solid years as a 3C.
Sobotka had 27 ES points the year before he was traded, a defensive liability.
Berglund was a cap dump. He literally just walked away from 12+mil.
Sobotka is still an overpaid depth player and was included to clear space for ROR
Also, there's a difference in value between a 29 year old cap dump and a 23 year old cost controlled depth forward.
It would have taken far more than Laughton, Ratcliffe and #19 in 2018 to match St Louis' offer.
Please enlighten me