Edited Oct. 17, 2020 at 1:54 p.m.
This trade is a massive win-win for both teams who have stars on trade speculation. This is a swap of two stars for each other in a deal that benefits both clubs and players.
Analysis for clubs:
Winnipeg - through this deal not only solve trading their disgruntled star winger and got back an equally talented star winger (that means they do not have to go to a rebuild if traded to other teams) thereby keeping the strength of their two lines intact, they also got some breathing room in the salary cap front while adding in much needed defensive prospects in their depleted blueline.
Vancouver - this trade not only resolve the loss of Toffoli through acquiring Roslovic but actually getting a real deal goal scoring winger in Laine to play alongside with Pettersson.
All of these players get a much needed change of scenery. Laine wants to play with a strong center, in Vancouver he gets to be slotted with Pettersson or Horvat, two strong star caliber centers (Pettersson being elite) in the league. Boeser gets closer to home as Winnipeg is only short distance bus ride to Minnesota. While in Winnipeg he gets to pay with top notch line mates on top 6 from Sheifele, Wheeler, Connor, Ehlers and Statsny.
Here are the projected lines after the trade:
Van:
L1 Miller - Pettersson - Laine
L2 Pearson - Horvat - Roslovic
L3 Roussel - Gaudette - Sutter
L4 Motte - Beagle - Eriksson
D1 Hughes - Schmidt
D2 Edler - Myers
D3 Benn - Rafferty / Niku
G1 - Holtby
G2 - Demko
Win:
L1 Connor - Scheifele - Wheeler
L2 Ehlers - Statsny - Boeser
L3 Copp - Lowry - Virtanen
L4 Perrault - Thompson - Appleton
D1 Morrissey - DeMelo
D2 Forbort - Pionk
D3 Beaulieu - Poolman
(Joulevi on reserves and Woo on the minors)
G1 - Hellebuyck
G2 - Broissoit