Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defender Jake Muzzin, and the biggest piece of the trade sent to the Los Angeles Kings was the 2019 first round draft pick.
Fan can get most upset when high draft picks get traded away - it’s the mystery box effect. The traded pick could be anything, we don’t know where it will be at the draft, we don’t know who the Leafs would have selected, or who the Kings will, or how the player will develop. It’s all up to our imaginations, and that’s where we get into trouble.