Edited Apr. 7, 2020 at 8:46 p.m.
Quoting: drewjenkins
I'm not a fan of either team.
But Tatar is a UFA next year ... so whoever trades for him is getting a 1-year rental who was benched in his last playoff appearance.
How many rentals command a 1st round pick + 1st round prospect ? Will he return as much as Karlsson or Taylor Hall ?
That's a joke right?
JGP got a 1st , 2nd and a 3rd round pick same as Tatar years back for worse numbers
Coleman a middle 6 forward got a former 1st rounder Nolan Foote and a 1st (Foote>JP)
Hayes for a 1st ,Lemieux and a 4th round pick for his last months as a UFA
Thats just from what i remember i'm sure there's more. All middle 6 players with not a single established 1st line player and team leader in offense.
on the other end Someone who's better then Tatar who was a pending UFA got That as well as a top Defensive Prospect ,3rd round pick and a AHL Prospect
Its deffinately reasonable for Tatar to land a 1st and a former 1st round pick that hasnt transitioned well.
Its much more likely its a Ho-Sang,Yamamoto,Lemieux ,Andersson ,or even a Cal Foote .
Prospects from teams in a cap pinch with a history of trading top prospects to get back quality today including some trades listed above.
EDM could move JP easily but if you're gonna cry about a struggling RW who's requested a trade already and wants out to the point he said f it and left the NHL , fine keep him.MTL retains up to half and his salary then the quality increases or picks are added as Tatars Quality vs production is already a value but it only gets better the cheaper he gets especially for a TBL in particular who's went all in trading every 1st round player drafted between 2010-now except Cal Foote in pursuit of this.
There's far better quality out there that dont have the stigma of being a top 5 pick who didnt live up to your potential .
(CGY has Sam Bennet but atleast he wanted to be there )