Seth Jones being able to land a young, highly drafted number 1 center, before he had even established himself just goes to show how valuable young top pairing Dmen are.
Same with Sergachev. Who trades a proven 50 point 22 year old top six forward for a dman prospect who's played less than 10 NHL games? Yzerman does, that's who...and he's looking like a genius for it.
I've said it before, Hamilton's value is sky high, and made even more so by the fact that the Flames don't even have to trade him.
Also, I believe Brodie's value may have taken a slight hit this last season, but he's still a proven, mobile, puck moving 23 minute a night defenseman, and I'd be shocked if he didn't still hold good value if BT decided to make him available.
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