Ylonen is more comparable to a leaf prospect like grundstrom or bracco.
Ylonen 2nd rnd pick
Grundstrom 2nd rnd pick
Bracco 2nd rnd pick
Age 21
Grundstrom: AHL 25gl/60pt pace
Bracco: AHL 20gl/80pt pace
Ylonen: ---
Age 20
Grundstrom: SHL 40gl/55pt pace
Bracco: AHL 10gl/50pt pace
Ylonen: ---
Age 19
Grundstrom: SHL 25gl/35pt pace / WJC 7gms, 3gls, 7pts
Bracco: OHL 35gl/120pt pace / WJC 7gms, 3gls, 5pts
Ylonen: Liiga 20gl/35pt pace / WJC 7gms, 3gls 6pts
Age 18
Grundstrom: SHL 10gl/30pt pace / WJC 7gms, 1gls, 1pts
Bracco: OHL 35gl/107pt pace/ WJC ----
Ylonen: B-Liiga 25gl/45pt pace / WJC -----
Development after being drafted squashes where they were drafted. Do you think Romanov is a 2nd round value at this stage? I don't care if you don't value Ylonen. That is your right but he is a very early 2nd round pick and trending very well. Did you even watch him play at the world juniors? He is a speedy forward with goal scoring ability.
Fleury who was a 3rd round pick for the Habs is trending just as good as Liljegren who was a 1st round pick.
If you are drooling over the Leafs grade B prospects... go ahead. Make a deal with them. I'm interested in Muzzin and my Ylonen and two 2nd's is a very solid offer. You don't have to like it but I'm not going higher cause you think Ylonen has 2nd round only value. There are many Habs fans who prefer not to trade Ylonen.
My personal best offer is this. Take it or leave it. And feel free to shop it with other teams. I'm not going higher.
- Pick one from Ylonen, Juulsen, Fleury, Olofsson, Evans, Lindgren
- Two 2nd round picks (50 ish range). Habs and Blue Jackets 2nd
If you think you can get higher, go right ahead. Habs are not desperate to acquire Muzzin. We are only interested and we will move on if you ask for more than this.