Bergy comes calling

Gally is signed too long and his decline has been too pronounced to justify a 1st and Vilardi. I also don’t see the Kings in on Chiarot or any other rentals.

Danault has made several of our players look good, finding a player with chemistry with him isn’t the issue, they just need a sure fire 25 goal player if they are spending $5M+ on his winger.

With Price and Byron returning soon we are over the cap, it can be made up by burying players though.

Its doubtful that Edmonton would give up Barrie, Bourgault, and their 2022 1st round pick in a single trade unless the return was much more significant than what you are offering.

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See, now that's a legitimate concern that can be debated in terms of value. Much better than he's 30 and has a 5 year deal. The latter only has bearing when age is noticeably a factor in a player's decline.

Gallagher's only injury concern should be his left hand, really. It's not like he has a chronic illness. He's just always in the tough areas of the ice and a victim of bad luck. Him "paying the price" is a merit, not a detraction.

He's never relied on speed, agility, or his shot. That makes him less susceptible to decline. He's going to get hurt, that's an occupational hazard. That never stops him. He comes back and keeps doing the same thing he did before, no fear and a smile on his face.

There's been no noticeable impact on his game due to injuries. He's still remained on a 30 goal pace in shortened seasons. This year is an anomaly until proven otherwise.

If you are pretty sure he's going to miss a dozen or so games a season, and your team can't handle that, I'll even agree with you that you shouldn't trade for him.
Most teams are okay with that risk for a player that is otherwise effective, but not every team has the depth.

People simply need to get out of this mindset that 30+ automatically means washed up or declining. Now we aren't even letting players turn 30 before declaring them cap dumps. That's simply wrong.

Tbh this season was just an outlier for Gallagher in terms of scoring, while the whole team can't score and is decimated by the Covid protocol. He also lost his teammates of the last three seasons. I expect him to bounce back to the goal scorer he was once he's established with new linemates. He scored 31 in 2017-18, 33 in 2018-19, was on pace for 30 in 2019-20 and 32 in 2020-21. I'm not saying it's worth giving up Vilardi because his contract remains a certain risk.