Seems to me if multiple people can look at a trade proposal and take every position imaginable (win for Calgary, win for Philly, Konecny is untouchable), then the value is probably pretty close.
He's 23, cost controlled for 5 years, had a PPG season, and brings some intangibles that are highly desirable. If Konecny had a couple empty net points in the playoffs I wonder how much the feeling changes.
Ideally you get more than Konecny for Gaudreau (like a top prospect or pick), but it's hard to figure out what Johnny's value is around the league as the narrative is out that he'll help get you to the dance but struggles significantly when the games matter most. Perhaps unfair, but that idea is out in the media already.
As mentioned earlier, Pierre McGuire went on the Fan690 and talked about this very swap as realistic. So I don't the idea is that far off from reality.
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