Evan Bouchard vs Jamie Drysdale

[Darkwing Puck]

If you could only keep one, which would it be?

I've currently got both, but I'm anticipating only having room to keep one. My plan was to hold onto them both and then decide which to keep based on how they look in the preseason and whether the Oilers are going to give Bouchard a chance to play every game. But, one of the other managers in my league has started asking about Drysdale. His first offer was terrible: a 1-for-1 trade of Drysdale for Justin Holl. If I get a decent offer, does it make sense to trade Drysdale and gamble on the Oilers letting Bouchard play or is Drysdale a better player to hang onto?

As an example of what I'd be looking at in terms of a decent trade, last week I traded a 4th round pick (I had 4) for Cole Caufield. I feel like Drysdale should probably be worth a little bit more, as he's already in the NHL and we have some idea of how the Ducks are going to use him. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a lot of decent players to try and trade for. The best options look to be Dach, Laine, Aho, Tolvanen, and Saros, and I already tried to buy Laine from him earlier and he wasn't interested.

[tweetdrivr]

I would rather trade Bouchard and hang onto to Drysdale.

[FFleming5]

Tough call -- Imo you should stick to your plan and just hold until later. You can always swing a deal closer to next season. It'd be hard to cut Bouchard loose rn given his possible upside -- especially given the lack of reinforcements in Anaheim at the moment.

[E63Wagon]

Keep both if you can! I know I am haha.

Drysdale is going to be a stud and there isn't much in his way to produce. Bouchard is likely a touch below Drysdale's individual skill level, but Bouchard has McDavid and Drai, IF, the Oilers cannot resign Barrie. And we can all see how well Barrie has thrived being on the ice with those two.