What would the NHL equivalent of the Luka Dončić trade be?

[Goalie_Bob]

Makar for Scheifele + 1st (2027)

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

McDavid is only two years older than Doncic so he's probably a decent comparable, at least in terms of age. Luca isn't the undisputed best player in the world though, unlike 97.

Two years at that age is pretty important when the player is in their prime

Makar for Scheifele + 1st (2027)

Scheifele never really quite hit the same highs that AD had in his career and of course this is acknowledging Scheifele being a very very good player for his career and this season as well, but that’s why I think Panarin is a better comparable.

 

[AvroArrow]

Quinn Hughes for Drew Doughty

Young elite superstar player entering his prime, leader of the team traded for aging superstar with injury concerns who won a championship. Also trading within your own division.



Now with the Mavs I think they're going for win now, with Kyrie + Klay + AD, so they're upgrading at C with the surplus they had at guard, it just doesn't make sense to target AD though. Trading Doncic for Giannis would be fair value, doubt Bucks would do it. AD just isn't that guy, great player but injury concerns + he's 31 whereas Doncic is 25.

 

[cneely]

Otherwise it makes little sense from a Dallas perspective. Perhaps a little like when Boston traded Joe Thornton for a bag of peanuts although Joe was underwhelming when he was moved.

Huh?

He had a mediocre season in 03-04 but had 101 points in 02-03 and 33 in 23 games when he was traded.

 

[Terry Yake]

matthews for hedman

 

[TheBeard]

Huh?

He had a mediocre season in 03-04 but had 101 points in 02-03 and 33 in 23 games when he was traded.

He had one season where he was above PPG in like 6 seasons in Boston, was a major underachiever in the playoffs including the last time he was in the playoffs where he put up zero points in 7 games (injured or not) and then missed the playoffs entirely the following year. In fact if he didn’t even have that hot start in 05-06 I’m not sure he even fetched the meh return he did.

He was underwhelming.

 

[Rare Jewel]

To everyone naming Leaf players.. ya'll do realize Doncic carried his team to the finals right?

They just want to imagine Toronto getting fleeced, that's all.

 

[StreetHawk]

Now with the Mavs I think they're going for win now, with Kyrie + Klay + AD, so they're upgrading at C with the surplus they had at guard, it just doesn't make sense to target AD though. Trading Doncic for Giannis would be fair value, doubt Bucks would do it. AD just isn't that guy, great player but injury concerns + he's 31 whereas Doncic is 25.

Still a puzzling trade. Dallas would need to win a title with AD to even come close to having this deal make any sense. Doncic is uber talented, but I do see that conditioning is an issue with him. But, figured they would continue to work with him on that.

I still remember him drinking a beer after the WCF win which the GM took away as he was being filmed.

If Mark Cuban was in full control of the Mavs, I can't see this deal happening like it did. I thought he maintained control of basketball operations, but apparently he does not.

 

[cneely]

He had one season where he was above PPG in like 6 seasons in Boston, was a major underachiever in the playoffs including the last time he was in the playoffs where he put up zero points in 7 games (injured or not) and then missed the playoffs entirely the following year. In fact if he didn’t even have that hot start in 05-06 I’m not sure he even fetched the meh return he did.

He was underwhelming.

He probably wasn't what they wanted out of a number 1 overall but he was a year removed from a 101 point season at 24.

 

[TheBeard]

He probably wasn't what they wanted out of a number 1 overall but he was a year removed from a 101 point season at 24.

At that time that season was looking like an outlier. Frankly, I don’t think there was any chance he replicates the success he had in San Jose in Boston after that 3-1 blown series against Montreal.

 

[cneely]

At that time that season was looking like an outlier. Frankly, I don’t think there was any chance he replicates the success he had in San Jose in Boston after that 3-1 blown series against Montreal.

Maybe. He had 33 points in 22 games that year. I remember being crestfallen as I still thought he was going to be a stud.

I think it was the Lindros fight that did him in. He seemed to lose his killer instinct after he got his face broken.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Draisaitl for Victor Hedman + 1st

 

[TheBeard]

Maybe. He had 33 points in 22 games that year. I remember being crestfallen as I still thought he was going to be a stud.

I think it was the Lindros fight that did him in. He seemed to lose his killer instinct after he got his face broken.

It’s weird. I remember him being super critical of the team and where they were headed and I know the team and the fans were disappointed in his play, yet he was still apparently blindsided by the deal. It should have been obvious to anyone paying attention there was an inevitable split.