Value of: More Trade Value: Larkin or Brady Tkachuk?

[rt]

Let’s go back in time two days before Brady was traded. Which player would you have said at that time has more trade value?

 

[Frank Drebin]

I think Brady.

 

[banks]

I said Brady Tkachuk.

Brady's a bit of a unicorn as a power forward in today's game. Larkin is a good player, but an unremarkable #1C is worth less, in my opinion.

 

[Sting]

Larkin is a better player but I think Brady brings an element that is harder to find.

Question is what version of Brady the Panthers get, I guess.

In a vacuum though, Brady probably has slightly more value.

 

[Leo2Cutter]

Ducks perspective is pay significantly more for Brady than I would Larkin

 

[Prior]

To the Wild and Guerin/front office, I am fairly certain they would have valued Tkachuk significantly higher than Larkin regardless of position.

Personally, I’d say are in the general ballpark in terms of value. Brady is a bit of a rare bird in the league right now. You can win with players like Larkin except for if you’re Detroit apparently. But he’s certainly not the top end of what he does.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I think if they were the same age, they'd probably be pretty close. But Tkachuk is 4 draft years behind Larkin.

 

[GoSensssGo]

Larkin by position is more valuable.

Brady is a fine player and I loved him on the Sens.

But he has his warts and is a bit over rated, he's not as good as Mathew and also his two way game is lacking.

Larkin I really like and I think he would have even better stats if he had a better supporting cast.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Center > Winger

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I think if they were the same age, they'd probably be pretty close. But Tkachuk is 4 draft years behind Larkin.

That's a good point. Larkin will be 30 in July.


Probably balances out the value difference of a Center vs Winger.

Could see Larkin going for a very similar package as such.

 

[Tatar Shots]

Tkachuk is the more unique player, but Larkin is a center, much better defensively, has produced better the last 2 years, and has 5 years remaining as opposed to 2. I don’t know that Tkachuk’s uniqueness bridges the above.

 

[MNRube]

Tkachuk is the more unique player, but Larkin is a center, much better defensively, has produced better the last 2 years, and has 5 years remaining as opposed to 2. I don’t know that Tkachuk’s uniqueness bridges the above.

I dont think Larkin is much better defensively. You also have to mention he is 4 years older. That is a rather large factor here.

 

[Duddy]

Depends on what the team needs. If you need a center, you pay more for the center. If you want to trade for a worse brother, you pay more for that.

 

[wintersej]

That's a good point. Larkin will be 30 in July.


Probably balances out the value difference of a Center vs Winger.

Could see Larkin going for a very similar package as such.

Yeah, on *average* Brady probably has like 6 prime years left and Larkin has like 2. That's not a small difference. I'm really trying to hedge as much as a can with the word "average", because these two could age very differently, but it is a pretty significant chunk of prime years we are talking about here.

 

[f7bennyboner]

I think they are probably very close and the returns should also be very close

 

[Dotter]

Close to the same.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Pretty balanced. They're close in production. Some people think Brady is a liability penalty wise but I love the shit stirring power forward type. I think those guys change the game when playoff time comes.

End of the day, Brady is younger and that shit stirring PWF role is coveted, but Larkin is a center with more cost control. I think that's where it balances out.

I also think Brady was probably even more restrictive with his NMC than Dylan is being with his NTC. I'm guessing his list was "All the teams that have my brother on them."

 

[PizzaTime]

Pretty comparable to me.

Tkachuk plays a rare, but valuable game in today's NHL, but Larkin is a centre and plays a more versatile game, so I'd say he has slightly more value than Ogre #2.

 

[Tatar Shots]

I dont think Larkin is much better defensively. You also have to mention he is 4 years older. That is a rather large factor here.

Larkin is 3 years older. He’s also the better skater. I don’t think 3 years makes much of a difference when Larkin plays a game that ages better.