The market may have changed/lessened but his value has grown. If a team's not willing to pay, you don't trade him.
This makes no sense. The change in the market is what dictates the price.
If the market is depressed and you think you can demand a price based on what the market was 5 years ago then good luck with ever getting what you consider fair value for a player.
2019-20 had as many potential buyers plus there were a few surprise buyers. It should have been a sellers market and by normal standards it wasn't even close. Teams had similar assets as they do today with one team being loaded, Oshawa at the time. The lack of multiple teams with lots of assets shows things had been trending downwards for a couple of years.
This year there's the potential uncertainty of Covid on everybody's minds at the moment which will be be an extra pressure.
Top OAs aren't going for much and Windsor has 3 middle of the pack OAs that all come with major concerns and you think Henault is going to bring in a very good return?
Teams don't trade for your players based on what they mean to your team, it's what they'll mean to their team. Judging the cost of what they'll pay is based on what similar players have gone for not what your team demands. Sure, your team can hold out and keep the player if they choose but with OAs you can only have 3 so if you want to upgrade you'll have to move them.
The way I see it is you move them separately so you get something instead of paying more for an upgrade and then also using them as a throw in for nothing just to get them a place to play.
If Windsor upgrades both their OA D I can honestly see them passing through waivers since contenders wouldn't be needing them and others would be focusing on development of their kids.
I thought my values were fair based on the market but then again I understand the value of an upgrade vs the emotional attachment to a player because he's on my team.