Quoting: Boomer125
The term Garbage is absolutely nonsense - everything else headed to Detroit in this particular trade is better than anything they have - it's not a trade with any sort of realistic properties but garbage not even close bud
I think you’re both kind of right. It’s not garbage, but it is for Detroit. If you look at where Detroit is as a franchise, they are looking for pieces that will help contribute to their core in the future, while not providing on ice value now (basically, they don’t want guys that will help them get a couple more wins, while still being a bad team). So, draft picks, high ceiling prospects, very young roster players with a lot of room to develop etc.
Johnsson - would have some value to a playoff team that has a hole at 3rd line LW. For Detroit? Literal garbage.
Kerfoot - team needing a defensively responsible third line center? Hell ya. Detroit? Garbage.
A good goalie that will soon be UFA. Awesome for Carolina. Trash for Detroit.
Dermott - meh. Ya. Okay. Whatever. They’ll take him.
Then on the other side Detroit is giving up like 5 of their top 7 assets and retaining salary along the way.