Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
1st round pick plus a 2nd rounder ppg AHLer doesn't seem too cheap to me.
You're used car sale-ing me right now.
That 1st is late. Valuable, but let's not pretend it's a high 1st.
You're flattering Bracco a bit. Mike Amadio, Sheldon Rempal, Jonny Brodzinski all have PPG or higher seasons in the AHL for the Kings. If I offered any of them with a late first for a top pairing Leafs d-man, I'd rightfully be laughed off the forum. Bracco could be something, could be nothing--road to the NHL is littered with guys just like him, including those listed above.
Similar trades were posted above, even Shattenkirk brought the equivalent of a 1st and 2 2nds.
I want a little more of a sure thing for a top pairing dman. That's all. If that's one more asset like with Shattenkrik--1st, Bracco, conditional 2nd?--I could deal with it. If it's a better prospect, like 1st and Liljegran/Sandin--good.
I guess the encouraging thing is that we're not all too far off as we're simply haggling over like one tier of prospect difference ultimately.