Quoting: Gregzky
As an oilers fan I would say no way in hell. I can see the canes fans think the same way.
Quoting: DirtyDangles
I think both teams wouldn't want to do this. EDM needs good D men and Carolina is pretty loaded at D. Just doesn't make sense for either.
Quoting: Caniac555
This and that other thing that Necas is better than Bouchard, and Kassian is an expensive 4th liner
Quoting: Caniac555
This is something
Quoting: Riley816
My thought is there are 3 names in a Necas for Bouchard trade...
Quoting: DirtyDangles
Teams don't trade things they need just for the fun of it...
Quoting: Caniac555
I received an infraction for saying
@PandB should delete this. I guess this is where the line is drawn for what is an infraction and what isn’t.
How about this - unless you’re sending something of significantly more value to the Canes, you shouldn’t be trying to get Necas. He’s off limits and there have been multiple reports of rumors of other teams asking for Necas and Canes declining.
Kid is 22, skates like the wind, can shoot the puck like a laser beam, makes incredible passes every night, and this year is playing a 200 foot game. Plays 17+ mins a night on one of the best teams in the league...and he has 2 years left on his ELC.
You don’t trade that away.
Quoting: DirtyDangles
https://www.capfriendly.com/forum-rules
Not that I agree with all the rules but it is there...
Quoting: CD282
If Kassian is a 4th liner, what does that make Necas? Over the past 1.5 years at 5v5:
Kassian: 75, 17-20-37
Necas: 92, 13-20-33
Quoting: Caniac555
I can cherry pick numbers too if you’d like - but I’d rather not waste both of our time.
Necas just turned 22, and has 22 points in 28 games this season. Kassian has more PIM than points this season and is 32.
Quoting: CD282
He just turned 30, but I appreciate the effort. And Kassian usually has more PIM than points - that's perfectly normal given his physical style.
Look, I'm not saying Zack Kassian is better than Necas, because he clearly isn't, but to frame him as a 4th liner is hugely ignorant. In Metropolitan Division terms, he's Tom Wilson.
Quoting: Caniac555
Proven wrong, I apologize for getting his age wrong. Guess you have the right answers and I’m just ignorant. Have a great day.
This is why I made this everyone. Probably should have included this in the description....
"Daily Faceoff Podcast: Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell on what his club might be looking for ahead of the trade deadline,
---A right-shot defender would be something I’ve asked around about and another top-nine forward potentially. We’re also looking at all our positions from a depth standpoint.”
Ultimately we need some top 6 and figured this seemed like a logical trade...Its Barrie or Bouchard next year....