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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Early in the thread people seemed to think this was a good price for Hall - was that just because the full details weren't out yet? Because if I'm understanding right, it's effectively two firsts (Merkley and a lottery-protected 2020 first) plus another conditional first that will happen if they win a playoff round and Hall re-signs. Plus they're getting two prospects in exchange for one of theirs, so call it net one prospect.
Two firsts and a prospect is quite a lot to pay for a guy who might walk at the end of the season. Three firsts and a prospect is quite a lot to pay for a guy who you could have signed for free in the offseason (although admittedly there is an advantage to being able to negotiate with him before the summer). Seems like a pretty good haul for NJD to me.
Not that I'm questioning your point here, necessarily, but that is a pretty specific stat. It wouldn't be totally shocking if Hall was elite at generating home plate shots while also giving up more than average in his own end. When you're trying to make a case like this one it'd be helpful if you could add in some other stuff (CF%, RelTM, CA/60 would be a good start).
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I think you need to evaluate the quality of prospects they received to get a better analysis.
I think Merkley has significantly less value than a first round pick. His promising career has been derailed by injuries and now he will be turning 23 still stuck in the AHL.