WTH is that Toronto trade??!!

Not sure about those VGK prospects, but I initially see it as 2 2nds for Pacioretty which is very bad.

That Petry trade looks really good for Montreal (Would also be very good for Toronto)

I personally wouldn't do that Byron trade, I would rather get a 2nd opposed to a 3rd + Below average prospect

You get Petry @2.75 for 3 years. He is 100% a solid #3 defensemen. Toronto isn't trading anything that they need to win now. If they want the cup, this is a move they will have to make

Getting Petry at 2.75 for 3 is super, but they are not in the win now mode and winning cup can wait. We want to develop within.

The longer you wait the worse it is going to be. I see about 4 years for your cup window, you are barely going to be able to afford Matthews + Marner. Once Rielly + Andersen + Kadri's contracts are up.. You are screwedd

Dallas isn't giving up 2 B-level prospects and a pick for a 9th defenseman (Benn), and yet another depth forward (Lindberg). Stars already have a full lineup of players, and these two players aren't better than the guys we currently have. This would really be a pointless trade for Dallas.

You are wrong. Our cup window is at least the length of Tavares' contract. We are nicely going to be able to afford Matthews plus Marner plus Nylander and once Rielly+Andersen+Kadri's contracts are up we are going to address the need from within. Joseph Woll is the future starter but we would resign Andersen for 2-3 more years after his deal is done, Rielly would be resigned and Kadri too. Also cap space by then would be like 12-15mils higher which should absorb their money smoothly. We are not going to be waiting but we would not be rushing anything..