If JD's giving a rationale then so am I, friendo!
In the two deals yesterday I was trying not to get fleeced, end of story. I looked at what it cost to acquire each of the players involved in the deal, and tried to make these deals as even as possible.
In the Teravainen-Vatanen deal, I had conversations with Grant regarding a ton of young guys who we could centre the deal around. At first, I wanted Lindholm, but we eventually settled on Teravainen +. Fine with me, TT is pretty good and fills a positional need. Grant wanted to do it 1-for-1, but I insisted upon him adding since I paid a lot for Vatanen and Teravainen isn't as valuable. So, he added Madison Bowey, who I was really happy to get since previously, Bowey had fetched Olli Maatta 1-for-1 in a trade. We also ended up swapping picks so I could go higher. I was okay with trading Vatanen because I saw that something could happen around Larsson.
In this deal, at first it was going to revolve around Sheary but I was really hesitant to move him since he's still cheap for another year and is due for a terrific re-rate. So I asked if we could go around Rieder, who's a worse scorer and is due for a new contract. I did trade Cheese a first-rounder for Rieder a while ago, but that was generally thought to be a bad trade so I was willing to trade Rieder. In the end, I think I got a pretty good return. Adam Larsson fills the hole Vatanen left and fills it much better, IMO. Nielsen is more of a 2C than Brassard is, allowing me to push the latter down the lineup and shift Sheary to the wing. Losing Bowey isn't huge to me, I'm not big on prospects. Same with the 2 2nd-rounders... I'm just glad I don't have to give up a first.
In the end, I think
Teravainen + Bowey = Vatanen
80 > 106
Nielsen > Rieder
Larsson > Bowey + 2 2nds
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