Devils won't take Larsson back. They need a LD not a RD and Vatanen is able to play on the left side.

Fair enough. The move is actually one that makes little sense if the Oil were to get Shattenkirk in any case. I'll scratch that one off.

I overlooked the lack of a LD on devils roster for sure, my thoughts as a long time oiler is we are in desperate need for offense from the defense and vatanen (while having a couple bad years) is a better offensive option then larsson and if shattenkirk falters, gets injured and etc then having another offensive rd to move around actually provides a great deal of flexibility. now with that being said maybe they take russell and a bit better package to make the deal instead of russel and then larsson goes to rangers instead of russell. I watched vatanen quite a bit with the ducks and think new jersey just isnt the right fit for him, with our core i think he could see a great improvement in points.

I wouldn't say it doesn't make sense, i truly think larsson hit his ceiling the year we went to the 2nd round and its just going to be regression/no progression since. I think vatanen would provide much more offense but I def like the adjustments made, buch was a wishful target however i don't think buch is as good as everyone thinks so im fine not having to send picks and still getting useful pieces back.

with that being said vatanen was not a must for me and if we kept larsson i wouldn't be opposed ya know, just a little shake up on the back end with true right handed dman that can produce is needed.

With an already crowded defense Detroit passes on Manning.