Rebuild 3: Throw a ring in a firey mountain

That Winnipeg trade is so bad. A late first, a 24-year-old third liner and a prospect nearing bust territory for an elite scorer. For the love of God, stay away from Logan Stanley!

Zero chance that Jeff Petry accepts a trade back to Edmonton, By all accounts he was happy to be out of there.

I think Armia may be buried behind Winnipeg's top 6. If you look at Pacioretty's trajectory, it's not all that different from Armia's. They have a similar first 2 years before Pacioretty started seeing more minutes and increasing production in his 3rd season. By year 4, Pacioretty was a 1st liner and averaging over 18:00, which resulted in his first 30 goal season. Similar build, similar type of player, and similar draft position, with a (hopefully) similar timeline. Players like Armia generally take a little longer to develop. It isn't all that surprising that he hasn't established himself as a top 6 winger while playing less than 12:00 a game on the 3rd line.

Stanley would be in a similar vein. Big men take a longer time to develop. It isn't easy to bulk up a massive frame and learning to use that size to your advantage is a process. It's still too soon to project Stanley as anything other than a big man, but look at Chara. The Islanders gave up on him after 3 seasons, and we see how he turned out. Patience is key here. It's way too soon to call him a "bust". Are there other reasons for your perspective that I may not be aware of?

I'm comparing them to exceptional players in order to prove a point. It's still a bigger risk than I would prefer to take, but as I said, the return from Winnipeg would probably reflect the fact that they have less of a "need" for Pacioretty than other teams might.



This is just my own loosely formed opinion, but Petry seems to be one of the most dissatisfied players on the roster. That's something you like to see, but when your team is going nowhere, those are also the first players that want out. It's not the same Edmonton he left. They are building towards something now, and he could be a contributing factor in their success. They didn't value him, so he left, it's not like the Pronger situation where there was drama, it was just business. He wanted to exercise his free agency rights, and Edmonton traded him so they didn't lose him for nothing.

Yeah, but you don't trade away an elite scorer for projects, long shots and late picks, you trade him for surefire or at least very-high-potential prospects, especially if demand is high.

Not much can be done with the 1st.
I wouldn't say long shots or projects for the other two. That's a little different than a player that develops a little slower, to me. I think what we're getting at is to ask for someone who will contribute at a higher level earlier in their career. That means replacing one of those players with Roslovic or Vesalainen.