Quoting: coga16
Murphy is having abetter season that I thought, looking at his underlying numbers surprising bc of what has been said about him all last season,.
Gustafsson is not even close to a top 4 dman, he is a complete liability defensively and has mediocre offensive numbers for how poor defensively he is.
And to say nothing but bottom 6 potential players shows your complete lack of knowledge about the prospects listed, one being a solid goalie in Annunen. Come on dude
It's not just this season with Murphy but last season also he was very solid. The first season he was questionable after the Hawks acquired him, but he's grown into a very solid #2 or #3 D guy and on the Hawks has the best advanced stats.
Regarding Gus, there is a decent market for a PP QB and puck moving defenseman despite his defensive liability. He will garner a 2nd plus.
Hawks have goalie depth, that's not an issue.
Shane Bowers (20) is a bottom 6 guy and possibly a 1st round bust, none of his numbers scream definite NHL player and certainly not a top 6. He's young though at 20, and worth watching.
Matt Calvert (30) is okay, but Hawks don't have a bottom 6 depth issue. They need speedy wingers in the top 6 that are young to help us rebuild. We also don't need a 30 year old.
Kamenev (23) looks to be a bust. He had a pretty good season with the Admirals in 16/17 but hasn't done much since. For 23 years old, his resume doesn't scream exciting; is he hurt the last 2 seasons?
Ian Cole (30)...well...enough said.
Here's the problem with this trade; Saad, Murphy and Gus are all the 3 best players in that trade by a landslide. The 1st and 2nd don't make up for the throwaways coming back and a couple of B- C prospects.