Quoting: mokumboi
Yeah, I don't know about all that. He's still a rental and supposedly not a very good teammate. Goalie insurance in case Binny gets hurt, a 1st, a solid LD prospect and a big forward with skill is a lot to give up for a few months of a guy who doesn't care much about team defense or puck possession. Meh.
the goal tandem is the only thing that moves me here. allen has been playing well.
perunovich is fine but he isn't a world-breaking prospect in this trade. his international experience is limited and while he's playing well in NCAA, he's already 21 and doesn't seem poised to break out at adam fox, cale makar levels (although who is, makar is a monster). maybe he's undervalued in this trade and the pick value could come down to a 2nd but on a team that already has two playmaking offensive defensemen (dunn, faulk) he doesn't bring a new look to the blueline.
sanford is a big guy and his hands aren't bad but it's insane to me to consider hall a downgrade. size and toughness and truculence are fine and all, but they don't put points on the board. hall projects as a PPG player on a truly terrible new jersey team.
on top of all that, who really cares if an incredible offensive talent doesn't contribute defensively? st louis has (debatably) the strongest defensive corps in the entire league. the team can afford to make some concessions if it involves a dramatic increase in top-6 scoring.
the problem here is while everyone wants to dump allen's contract, he has turned into the single best backup goaltender in the league over the last two months. on top of that, goalie overperformance is what's saving a st louis team that's struggling to prevent high-danger scoring chances and convert shots into goals due to key forward injuries. allen has really secured his spot on the team for the remainder of his contract, and is why st louis shouldn't take this trade.