Edited Jan. 12, 2021 at 4:54 p.m.
Quoting: Windjammer
There is no fiasco and trading a high end player for a significant loss as proposed here is never a good idea.
I don't think the trade talk is really helpful for the morale of the team, although I am just going by what I hear in Ottawa media so maybe you know more than I do. I may be in the minority, but I don't see this as a significant loss. They are addressing a need for a right handed puck moving dman who can play a lot of minutes. Yeah I know he has some issues but all dmen do and that is why I said depending on who he is paired with. I can just picture another power forward on that already big (not all of it) offence that can really skate for a big dude. If you have lines that are going to wear the defence down with the forecheck, it is going to make a difference.
Let's face it, Laine is gifted offensively, but he is far from a complete player and is not that hard to play against...although he has shown some improvement defensively...a bit. You are not going to get exactly what you expect in a trade when you are talking about someone who has already been portrayed (rightly or wrongly) as sometimes lazy and sulky when he is not on the top line.
Now before you get pissed off, remember I said "rightly or wrongly". Also if you are in the Peg, you have a better idea of the state of the team from the local media, but going by what I hear they need to do something but you may be right...or you may be looking at it with bias. This might make them a more complete team.
I will admit though that a lot of the trade ideas related to Laine are pretty dumb.