You got Finessed for sekera

Overpayment for radulov and perry who will not get 40 and I take marazk over any day

Eh, a team-friendly, 1-year deal. I'm not too upset about the contract the Stars signed him to. Low-risk/high-reward kind of deal. Just takes up a roster spot more than anything.

Teams always have to overpay at the trade deadline, and they aren't getting half a season of Radulov. They are getting 2 and a half years of him. With his production, that drives his value up a little bit. If this deal was made in the offseason, you draw the deal back a little bit, but teams get desperate at the trade deadline. Hell, look at what Dallas almost had to give up for Zuccarello; they were literally a couple inches away from losing a 1st round pick, and if they'd have re-signed him they would have lost two 1st round picks, which he's absolutely not worth.

Perry is one season removed from a near 50-point season. If he's healthy, he could absolutely become a 40 point player again. It's all going to depend on his health, but you're acting like he was barely a 40-point player prior to last year.

And I would gladly take a .923 SV% (in more games played) over a .914 SV% any day of the week, but to each their own

Fair enough but I still disagree with the marazk

And that's fair. Just posted my thought process on the whole thing. I think we can both agree that either would be better than Reimer.

I’m a leafs fan and trust me we agree

Interesting post and well-explained trades!

Everyone loved Radulov at MTL. He could bring offense by himself, therefore I don't think he needs linemates as good as Seguin+Benn to produce. We're probably close to his value if he continues to put a point per game.

To me, it's a big "if" for Perry. It's still possible but I wouldn't bet on that. The cost would be similar to what NYR received for Zuccarello : I don't think Perry will be as good as him in his short season with Dallas. It seems like an overpayment.

Thanks for the response! Perry is definitely a BIG "If". If he can be a 40-45 point player, he'll draw value at the deadline. If not, the Stars are simply going to have to hold him until his contract is up, after the season.

I did use the Zuccarello trade as a comparison for the Perry trade. You are correct, I don't see Perry being as valuable as Zucc was at the time, which is why I don't have any conditions tied to the 2021 3rd round pick. Regardless of whether or not Perry signs with Florida, that 3rd remains a 3rd. The only condition on the pick is if the Panthers have success in the playoffs. For a team like Florida, if Perry helps them have playoff success, I would think they'd be more than willing to part with a 1st & a 3rd for the guy. Just my thought process behind that trade.