Who are the centers that are definitely better than Eichel who are under 27? I would have the following on my list
McDavid
Matthews
MacKinnon
Draisaitl
Then you have about 6 that one can make an argument are around the same (maybe better, maybe worse) as Eichel
Point
Scheifele
Barkov
Aho
Pettersson
Barzal
What is the value of a young center that is anywhere between the 5th to 10th best at his position for his age group and makes 10 million a year? Is he a guy you give up most of your remaining prospect base for? Is he a guy you give up some of your limited depth for?
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