Gostisbehere trade idea

so ghost for a 6th vs ghost for a first all because of a 20 point difference?

as a flyers fan myself i can say that those conditions are senseless and very bad for the flyers. I would much rather he be swapped for another player in need of a reboot.

You might be misunderstanding the conditions by the way you said it. Here's an easier way of putting it:


If Gostisbehere reaches 40 points or more:

Flyers receive: 1st round pick, 6th round pick

Golden Knights receive: Gostisbehere

If Gostisbehere reaches 21 to 39 points:

Flyers receive: 2nd round pick, 6th round pick

Golden Knights receive: Gostisbehere

If Gostisbehere reaches 20 points or less:

Flyers receive: 2nd round pick, 6th round pick

Golden Knights receive: Gostisbehere, 2nd round pick


If Gostisbehere has yet another poor year, he is probably going to be treated the way Karl Alzner is right now. Remember, Ghost is an offensive defenseman and he's supposed to bring offense to the team. He's not bad at defending for an offensive defenseman, but he's only worth his contract if he can put up the numbers. If he can't bounce back with a new team, then he has hardly any value. That 2nd round pick in the third scenario listed is compensation for Gostisbehere having a poor year.

I would much rather swap him for a player in his situation too. However, I don't think there is a player out there that is in a need of a reboot that the Flyers would need. Athanasiou could have been a great option, but looks like he's finding his way in Edmonton.

EDIT: Just figured out what you meant. After looking it over again, there is probably a better way of doing it. I'd still like to try to move Gostisbehere with managing some of the conditions though.