Quoting: McSchleep
Boston will take that and run, a excellent replacement for krecji
This is a horrible deal. Horrible.
Here are some actual facts
Avg per 82:
Debrusk 23g 22a
Hertl 24g 28a
Debrusk is younger and under team control. They had almost identical 1st 4 years in league. Debrusk had a terrible year. One year. During a pandemic.
Hertl's arch is better the last couple years, but there is no reason to Debrusk can't go back to any year but last year.
Hertl is a center and has more value, but it's not as great as you are making it.
Again, not for one year, and honestly not unless he signs for around the same.
He is 27, played 500 nhl games and averaged 9 more points a season.
Something tells me Debrusk's 5% shooting last year was tje anomaly. Not the other three years @ 11-15%.