You still don't answer the Av's asking price. It's not about being close in value, it's about the av's filling a need. If a team says they want a goalie for their #1 center, it doesn't matter that a #1 center in the past was traded for x,y, and z. Av's aren't interested in x,y, and z, Av's are interested in a young high end D. The Av's aren't making a deal without getting close to there need.
LeBrun on TSN 690 on the asking price for Duchene.
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“It’s been laid out by Joe Sakic to about a dozen teams,” noted LeBrun. “He wants a high-end, young prospect-age defenseman – or if not prospect, in his early 20s – as part of a package that also includes plus-plus. Whether that’s a first-round pick and another asset, who knows. Depends on the team making the offer. But it’s a huge ask for Matt Duchene.”
The closest thing canucks have to that ask is Hutton or Juolevi, which you didn't mention.
And Av's don't have a need for Granlund. They already have Mackinnon Soderberg, Grigorenko, Colborne and Jost coming up in the pipelines. Grigorenko is a year younger, also plays C/LW and is nearly at the exact same point production as Granlund is this year and his defensive game has taken huge strides this year and would be very comparable if not already surpassed granlund this year. He's also got a 55% winning percentage in the faceoff circle unlike granlund who's at 39%. The av's really don't have a need for granlund, They have a bigger need for a top 6 RW, than granlund.
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You still don't answer the Av's asking price. It's not about being close in value, it's about the av's filling a need. If a team says they want a goalie for their #1 center, it doesn't matter that a #1 center in the past was traded for x,y, and z. Av's aren't interested in x,y, and z, Av's are interested in a young high end D. The Av's aren't making a deal without getting close to there need.
LeBrun on TSN 690 on the asking price for Duchene.
The closest thing canucks have to that ask is Hutton or Juolevi, which you didn't mention.
And Av's don't have a need for Granlund. They already have Mackinnon Soderberg, Grigorenko, Colborne and Jost coming up in the pipelines. Grigorenko is a year younger, also plays C/LW and is nearly at the exact same point production as Granlund is this year and his defensive game has taken huge strides this year and would be very comparable if not already surpassed granlund this year. He's also got a 55% winning percentage in the faceoff circle unlike granlund who's at 39%. The av's really don't have a need for granlund, They have a bigger need for a top 6 RW, than granlund.