JEssuuuuusss.... Finally someone with some common sense. I Like your Montreal trade, I personally want Montreal to keep their 3rd overall, But if they were to do that trade, I'd be okay with it.

Thank you, I appreciate the compliment!

Canes say no, this doesn't help us get better now at all

Canes are rebuilding in case you didn't realize it and the main reason why is the team only brings in $110M a year in revenue. They aren't spending close to $80M in players salaries so they need to make moves to work on a cup run 2 to 3 years away. Not to mention it's already been reports the Hawks and Canes have talked about this trade.

That is not getting you Hoffman whatsoever!

Yeah Buddy, Hoffman Has Higher Value

Few things here. We are not rebuilding, we have been rebuilding for 4+ years. We are only a few pieces away from being playoff competitive. We have a very skilled young core at FWD with Svechnikov on the way and a top 5 prospect in the NHL with Necas. Same with DEF, Slavin, Pesce, Hanifin, Faulk (maybe), Fleury, and Bean on the way. We are trying to compete now and this trade does not help in any way. The new owner has already said we are not going to be a budget team anymore, in case you haven't heard. There is literally no reason to think we need help hitting the cap floor, that's just bad info. We have 3 top RFAs that need money and could easily go after veteran help in UFA. We want young players with potential to compete and that's all we will trade our assets for. Faulk would fit very well in a CHI lineup but this just doesn't get it done imo

I agree with you here. Plus, Faulk is much more valuable. This is no offense to Blackhawks fans but they can’t seem to get that they won’t get him unless they give up a lot. Faulk is so good. Most underrated defenseman in the league. Carolina just wants to go younger and Faulks value is like 2 1st rounds and a good forward..

People just don't watch Faulk play enough and parrot what they have heard. I have watched just about ever home game of his career and he is pretty good. I will say, the team imploded this year and so did he though. The whole team was just demoralized in front of Darling, and you could just feel it on the ice. Watching thier reactions to alot of goals and just kinda tossing the season up as a loss. I honestly don't blame some of the guys for regressing this year. BP preached system system system and would never break form it even when it was failing miserably. Faulk is a creative player with a heavy shot and needs some free reign to push up on offense, which we could not give him unfortunately. Its going to hurt losing him but I think it will be best for the team in the long run if we can get some good younger pieces , even though he is only 26, id rather pay some of our other guys if we have to make choices.

LMAO...some are saying Hoffman is only worth a 2nd rounder right now. On top of it, he's a 1 YEAR RENTAL on a UFA....nobody is paying more then a 2nd and 3rd rounder for a 1 year rental that can't keep his girlfriend on a leash.

Dude, what are you talking about? Darling is a cap dump. Faulk is not needed because of the young guys and the team has said he may not be part of the future. So there are 2 assets taken off the Cane's hands. Forsberg had a better save percentage then Darling...the Canes starting goalie, and he is young which is perfect for the Canes backup position long term. The cost, taking on Hossa's $1M salary. Cane's also get Osterle, who played 1st line minutes last season and costs $650K, a 1st round and 3rd round in a very deep draft. How does that not help the Canes?

All that said, the Canes bring in $110M a year in revenue before tax including ticket sales, advertising, sponsorship, etc. Taxes take out another $15M after write offs. That leaves them with $95M to run the team just to break even. They can't afford $80M just in player salaries. So any Canes fan that thinks they are going to spending to the cap simply doesn't understand simple finances. That's not to say the Canes are fire selling, it just means they need to put a team together that is cost effective and sells tickets, merchandising and advertising. The team was not sustainable under the old owners due to financial reasons and the new one's are going to try to turn it around. If not, they said they will consider moving the team. So all that said, getting draft picks for ELCs that are cheap, with a handful of solid core players is the strategy, NOT keeping a B+ defenseman at $5M who will command more in 2 years to resign and a $4.1M goalie with under a .900 save %. THAT'S how this trade makes the team better.

Like most fans, without understanding the financials, your gut reaction is to rate a trade 1 star based on just face value.