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Trade Deadline - VAN and EDM fans, feedback please

Created by: Terrorsenko
Team: 2017-18 St. Louis Blues
Initial Creation Date: Dec. 13, 2017
Published: Dec. 13, 2017
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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I think these trades could give us a great chance at the cup this year with a wide open western conference. Going after big names in order to make a playoff push rarely works and only the Kings (Carter in 2012 and Gaborik in 2014) have been able to do this in the last ten years. All other stanley cup winners have done minor moves to add more depth type players.

Vancouver continues their rebuild getting two more draft picks. Paajarvi is included for cap reasons. Blues get a right handed rental that should fit in well on the Schenn/Schwartz line. Trade based on last year's trade deadline trade of Vanek for Dylan McIrath and a 3rd rd pick.

Oilers are trying to get faster and Schmaltz is a fast two-way RHD that is good on the PP and is lost on our depth chart with both Petro and Parayko on the right side. My bet is he would probably flourish in the system Edmonton is trying to build. Letestu would fit our third line perfectly and can play both the PP and PK, wins faceoffs and is also another right hander. Type of player that provides big dividends in the playoffs. Trade based off of last year's deadline deal of David Desharnais for Brandon Davidson, although both Letestu and Schmaltz are better than their counterparts. Conditional pick is added because of the comments made from the first Armchair-GM: https://capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/534085.

So we get two right-handed top 9 forwards for the playoff run without sacrificing too much of the future and if healthy I'd take this team over any team in a 7 game series. Lines are as follows but could also shape up as the lines in the first Armchair-GM.

Line 1: Vanek is a finisher and would add another legit weapon to flank Tarasenko and either give him some more room to operate or capitalize when teams over commit to him.
Line 2: Schenn and Schwartz are dynamic together and Letestu could be a good compliment to the pair, if not, we have Steen, Sobotka and Bergy that could switch spots with him.
Line 3: Three defensively responsible veterans that could pay huge dividends in the playoffs getting favorable match-ups
Line 4: Brodziak and Upshall are great fourth liners and Jaskin seems to play well with them.
Trades
1.
STL
  1. Vanek, Thomas
VAN
  1. Pääjärvi, Magnus
  2. 2018 5th round pick (STL)
  3. 2019 3rd round pick (STL)
2.
STL
  1. Letestu, Mark
EDM
  1. Schmaltz, Jordan
  2. 2019 2nd round pick (STL)
Additional Details:
The 2nd round pick is conditional. The condition being that if Letestu signs with the Blues, EDM gets the Blues' 2nd in 2019, if Letestu signs with another team, then no picks are exchanged.
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2018
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2019
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2020
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$75,000,000$67,647,500$0$257,500$7,352,500

Roster

Left WingCentreRight Wing
Vanek, Thomas
$2,000,000$2,000,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Stastny, Paul
$3,500,000$3,500,000
C, LW
NTC
UFA - 1
Tarasenko, Vladimir
$3,750,000$3,750,000
RW
UFA - 6
Schenn, Brayden
$5,125,000$5,125,000
C, LW
UFA - 3
Letestu, Mark
$1,800,000$1,800,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
Schwartz, Jaden
$5,350,000$5,350,000
LW
UFA - 4
Berglund, Patrik
$3,850,000$3,850,000
C, LW
NTC
UFA - 5
Sobotka, Vladimír
$3,500,000$3,500,000
LW, C
UFA - 3
Steen, Alexander
$5,750,000$5,750,000
LW, RW, C
NTC
UFA - 4
Jaskin, Dmitrij
$1,000,000$1,000,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
Upshall, Scottie
$800,000$800,000
LW
UFA - 1
Brodziak, Kyle
$950,000$950,000
C
UFA - 1
Sundqvist, Oskar
$675,000$675,000
RW, C
UFA - 1
Thorburn, Chris
$900,000$900,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Edmundson, Joel
$1,050,000$1,050,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
Pietrangelo, Alex
$6,500,000$6,500,000
RD
NTC
UFA - 3
Allen, Jake
$4,350,000$4,350,000
G
UFA - 4
Bouwmeester, Jay
$5,400,000$5,400,000
LD
NTC
UFA - 2
Parayko, Colton
$5,500,000$5,500,000
RD
UFA - 5
Hutton, Carter
$1,125,000$1,125,000
G
UFA - 1
Dunn, Vince
$722,500$722,500 (Performance Bonus$257,500$258K)
LD/RD
UFA - 3
Bortuzzo, Robert
$1,150,000$1,150,000
RD
UFA - 2
Gunnarsson, Carl
$2,900,000$2,900,000
LD
UFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Fabbri, Robby
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$425,000$425K)
LW
UFA - 1

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Dec. 13, 2017 at 1:40 p.m.
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nikeBauer4411
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I think Letestu is too valuable to the Oil. Blues do not need depth in bottom 6. Vanek is a solid pickup though fills a void while Schwartz is out and adds depth for playoffs.
Dec. 13, 2017 at 1:41 p.m.
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For Edmonton, this would be a good trade, but there a goods in Letestu that would be difficult to replace, adding Schmaltz would even out the back end, the value is so close its a hard trade to make if that makes sense. I would do this trade.
Dec. 13, 2017 at 4:02 p.m.
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krakowitz
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I like it. Nothing too major, but the trades work for both sides and gives the Blues excellent depth for a deep playoff run.
Dec. 13, 2017 at 4:09 p.m.
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If Latest comes back to the oil in the offseason then yeah it's a deal.
Dec. 13, 2017 at 4:21 p.m.
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Terrorsenko
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Quoting: oilersfan55
If Latest comes back to the oil in the offseason then yeah it's a deal.


So maybe a conditional 2nd in 2019, the condition being that if Letestu signs with the Blues, EDM gets the blues' 2nd in 2019, if Letestu signs with another team, EDM gets Blues' 4th rd in 2019, If Letestu signs with EDM, no picks are exchanged.

P.S. thanks for the feedback everyone.
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Dec. 13, 2017 at 10:00 p.m.
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These are reasonable depth trades. Don't think they push the Blues over the edge, but as you said not much is given up
Dec. 13, 2017 at 10:42 p.m.
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Quoting: Terrorsenko
Quoting: oilersfan55
If Latest comes back to the oil in the offseason then yeah it's a deal.


So maybe a conditional 2nd in 2019, the condition being that if Letestu signs with the Blues, EDM gets the blues' 2nd in 2019, if Letestu signs with another team, EDM gets Blues' 4th rd in 2019, If Letestu signs with EDM, no picks are exchanged.

P.S. thanks for the feedback everyone.


I like it. This whole scenario is based on the Oilers being out of contention, of course. I don't see them trading for futures otherwise.
 
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