Quoting: TampaBayFan94
True I forget Nylander has 0 value
Nylander has value. Don't be an ass.
But Joel Eriksson-Ek has MORE value. C'mon.
Did you miss the part where Minnesota is giving up a low-end/low-cost 1C for a overpaid top-line RW? Then ADDING a young 22 year old 2C still on his ELC who's worth a high first in his own right.
Minnesota doesn’t trade JEE straight up for Nylander. They're not adding a top prospect who spent the majority of the season in the top 3 for the Calder race and who just scored 20+ goals in his first full rookie season. Oh, plus a solid B-level defensive prospect for further stupidity.
But let's put this into terms you'll understand.
One is a 1C making $5.25M for the next 6 years despite carrying a market value of $10.1M. That's a surplus of $4.8M for the record.
The other is a RW who just got extended for $11.5M for the next 8 years, when his market value is only that of a $9.3M player. That's a negative surplus of $2.2M on his next contract. Good luck with that.
No GM is trading the $5M underpayed 1C for a overpaid 1RW. Let alone ADDING on top of it.