AA makes that line scary fast.

Hertl is tough guy, Couture playmaker and concord like AA would make that line scary.

Hell No, Why would Detroit trade a 24 year old AA for a 31 year old Braun?

Probably because Braun would be your best defenceman after that trade and you will be solid on your backend after that?

We already have Cholowski and Hronek coming up in a year or two, We don't need a 31 year old Braun regardless if he would be our best D man or not.

He would certainly help your team and has not a highest cap hit..

I think you are undervaluing AA and you are trying to offload a contract you don't like. Braun isn't going anywhere. That is the best shutdown pair in the NHL.

I like the idea of AA with Couture and Hertl, and I think you could make a deal with Detroit work. First, stop it with Jensen. Second, pony up a prospect and a better long-term fit on D. Gambrell is fine, although he probably won't have as high of a ceiling as AA. Braun isn't a good fit in this deal. Joakim Ryan makes more sense from a Detroit perspective.

First of all I like Braun and his contract. Second of all I thought they might want RHD that would be good on both ends of the ice since they have a lot LHDmen in their system so it was no for Joakim Ryan.

DET fan here. Keep in mind they aren't trying to improve this year. AA is young enough to be in his prime when they hope to compete. Braun is already out of his. The deal doesn't make sense from a rebuild standpoint

Detroit isn't trying to be good, so there would be no point in trading for a D-man that would "make them better." On top of that, AA is underrated & Detroit is planning to give him a bigger opportunity this year, Especially if Zetterberg can't play. If you want this there would have to be a bigger prospect going back, since Detroit is high on Jensen, even though I think he is crap.