Quoting: Hockeytor15
Yea a true top 4 d man is Josh Manson. Brodin is not near him
Here's my quote from a previous thread, I think you need to give it a read with that take:
"For what it's worth, here's the national statistics writer at The Athletic
on Brodin:
"Dom Luszczyszyn: It’s no wonder the prices are all out of whack for defenders during the deadline: With six days left the market is basically already dry, especially for rentals.
If I’m a team right now I’m probably going hard after a guy like
Jonas Brodin who is for my money probably one of the best defensive defensemen on the planet. He will be hard to pry out if Minnesota, but he’s worth the price, especially since he comes with term on a reasonably cheap deal – he has one more season with a $4.17 million cap hit.
No one else available will provide the impact Brodin does."
I know I'll get pegged as a homer, but Brodin is seriously a phenomenal player that nobody talks about. I really don't want to move him and I'm not particularly sold on moving him for Trocheck, but we need centers so frickin' badly that I'm intrigued by Trocheck even if he does have some concerns."