Quoting: mk458
Pesce is a good top 4 defenceman on a cheap contract for 6 years. The term on the contract makes him valuable. I like Wilson, but I also like Maroon. I'm from Edmonton and I think he's highly underrated. He can hit, he can fight, he's gotten faster over the past 2 years. I think he could replace Wilson
John Carlson is better defensively than Pesce because he gets a better plus/minus over more minutes with ever so slightly tougher zone starts. Carlson also led all defensemen in points this season, both regular season and postseason.
Wilson't hit total of a hundred these playoffs was the 8th most, out of the 20 years anyone's been counting. Half the guys he's behind are retired, and two others are Brooks Orpik.
Maroon has 27 career playoff points; 7 more than Wilson. Wilson has 235 playoff hits; 107 more than Maroon. Yes, Wilson has played 15 more playoff games. Or, if we go by performance through age 23, when Maroon hadn't seen any playoff action yet.... I think CCG and I agree on this one:
Quoting: CastingCouchGuy
Caps aren’t trading Tom Wilson. Like ever
I could see giving up Grubauer (who is worth about a mid-first round pick) and a 3rd to get Pesce or a similar 20 minute defenseman if Carlson walks. That's totally reasonable.
Wilson, Grubauer and a 1st for a guy who plays 20 minutes a night, gets 2 goals and 20 points a year, and blocks 1.2 shots a game, to end up -8? Way too steep. For all those assets, Carolina could part with Hanifin.