It does make me wonder how to value high end players. McDavid is ‘the best player in world’ - I don’t agree but to be fair his peers do - therefore he is paid a hefty premium. Now value can’t be measured by looking at his stats alone, but what is his real worth? I doubt you could trade anyone else on the list for him (maybe Sid) without adding +++ but would it be worth it?
I’m not specifically picking on McDavid. How much of a premium would a team pay for Crosby over another top 10C? It feels like salaries and trade value skew at the high end. Lindros was a great player but that return was insanely good.
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