NSH is stuck in mediocre mode. They're nowhere near good enough to win the Cup, yet still good enough to be a playoff team. They also have too many vets to bail on the current core. If they did make this trade, they should probably look to trade Forsberg or Arv. and one of their top 2 C's. I say blow it up.
Not a Leafs fan, but they're all thirsty for Ekholm right now. Tried to come up with something realistic for both teams.
Quoting: Reason
I feel like if NASH was tearing it down this trade might work, however I don’t think NASH is quite there yet.
I see this as more of a retooling move, than a teardown for NSH. They need to get younger, and re-stock the pipeline. This accomplishes that, while freeing them from having to protect four dmen in expansion.