Landeskog To Boston

I like this deal for the Bruins. I do think it favors them in terms of value though with Lauzon and Debrusk being unproven commodities in the NHL. I've heard COL's starting price is Carlo, so I think their next step down would be Zboril over Lauzon, either of which I'm fine with giving up for Landy.

Bruins have cap space to play with here, with 2M of space (assuming they send Hayes down). I left Ryan Spooner off because you could flip him in a separate deal for a defenseman (or if value really wasn't enough in the GL deal, add him there). I know people are going to say, "NOT ENOUGH," for Landeskog but oh well. You don't sell the farm completely for a player like him. He's limited as a winger only. His production actually has been going down. He makes 5.5M. He's good and young, but when have we ever seen a player traded for completely fair value? I personally think Lauzon, Debrusk and a 1st (that could be a high pick) is a pretty good start for a rebuilding franchise. Bruins need to deal from their farm as they cannot keep all prospects. Bruins would still have a good prospect pool, and add a legitimate top 6 threat to their offense. This, is turn, would strengthen their bottom 6.

If no moves were made after this, the Bruins would have around 4M in cap space once the season ends. That could potentially go up with whomever is selected in the expansion draft (Beleskey or McQuaid would be decent pieces for a new franchise).

Expansion draft protection:

Forwards: Marchand, Bergeron, Landeskog, Pastrnak, Krejci, Spooner, Backes
Defense: Chara, Krug, Colin Miller
Goalie: Rask

Exposed: Beleskey, Morrow, Schaller, Moore, Nash, Khudobin, Subban, McQuaid
Exempt: Carlo, Vatrano, Czarnik

From what I've read, Zboril isn't overly attractive for teams due to his lack of consistency and attitude "issues". If Carlo is the starting price, Bruins gladly walk away. He and McAvoy are non-starters. Like I said above, you're never going to get full or fair value for a player. Very rarely does it happen (when you're dealing one player for multiple pieces). That 1st round pick also has serious value.

Can I ask where you get your sources? I'm not criticizing by any means, you're just someone who I've noticed always has a knowledgeable input on a lot of threads.

I know the Avs had said they won't take less for Gabe or Duchene than what they think their fair value is. So while I think you're offer is truly fair for a rebuilding franchise, I feel a slight over payment would be necessary to get a player of Landy's caliber.

And if teams don't want Zboril for that, I'm definitely ok keeping him around to see if he turns into that solid LHD we thought he was at draft time haha. Consistency and attitude can all come with playing time and confidence.

carlo has to be the where it starts and ends for the Avs. Dont see a fit any other way