Quoting: RawZuccSauce420
A) Ferraro isn't expansion eligible. Sounded like you were insinuating that Seattle would take him in the ED, which obviously is not gonna happen. But on top of that, the Sharks don't trade him either.
B) Calling Leonard a "meh winger" doesn't do him justice. Sure he isn't a blue chip prospect, but there's a LOT more value and potential there than you're letting on. His ceiling is a speedy middle-6 scoring winger and he's still 22.
C) Dahlén might not pan out to be an NHL player not gonna argue about that. But calling him a gutless headcase is simply not true and indicative of someone who has any understanding of his situation. Not saying he's completely innocent, but that's just not a good take, I'm sorry.
D) Burns isn't rapidly declining. It's been a slow downhill and he's still well above replacement level. People act like he's the next coming of Jeff Skinner on here, he's not.
A- Okay, so that's two wrong ideas I had in my head. Thought this was his third season. Again, my bad. But also again, never said or implied they'd trade him.
B- Selling him as a middle 6 is probably a little generous. He's a speedy 3rd liner who generally works the boards even though he's really too small to do so.
C- Ehhh two NHL teams and most scouting experts/services beg to differ. Even the local blog guys see him for what he is: a 23-year-old still choosing to play at a very low level instead of trying to work his way to the NHL (or even trying to compete at a high domestic level, for that matter). You'll see the light soon enough.
D- Gonna have to beg to differ again. Two seasons ago, he was legit All-Star level, should have won the Norris and was an absolute beast in the playoffs. Now, there's probably a good 40-50 D-men outperforming him. His ice time is clearly too high, his shots are sharply down, hits are sharply down, his play driving has fallen off a table, his puck movement rates are waaaay down, he's getting beaten in the Sharks' zone waaaay more, his assist and point rates have basically been cut in half from two years ago. The only thing he still does at an elite level is get shots through - he's still a damn wizard at that. That's a quick decline, and at 36, it's likely only going to get worse faster.
Oh... and did I mention he'll be eating 8M of cap (or nearly 10%) until he's past 40?
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