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Originally Posted by Reign of Fire
The point I am trying to make is he didnt get value. You would also say this no matter what he does. He gave up a rare commodity in the NHL and still added to that to get it done.
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And got back two rare commodities. Hanifin is going to be a stud defenseman very similar to Hamilton. He’s a better skater and has a worse shot. IMO Hamilton and Hanifin are close in value. Potential in the NHL has positive value. Look at how much it would cost to get a completely unproven prospect in the top 5 of the draft. Instead we got two guys who already have a few years of development under their belts. Look at how much Seth Jones was traded for before he had fully developed. He was worth a 30g scoring young #1 centre in Johansen. Hanifin’s value IMO is not far off what Seth Jones’s value was at the time of that trade. Some people on here think Hamilton should be worth way more than Hanifin because he’s more proven but that’s not how the nhl works. Players with massive upsides have massive trade value even before they’ve achieved that upside. Brodie is not worth more than Dahlin because he’s more proven.
If you think Treliving didn’t get good value back for our players it may just be because you underrate the upside and thus the value of Hanifin and Lindholm.