Quoting: DirtyDangles
You can never have enough goalie depth! You don't know if Martin will actually turn out to be an NHL goalie or not, just like we don't know if Subban will either. But, having both makes your chances of having one pan out better. As for wanting DeBrusk or Senyshyn, that would mean Boston is basically giving up 3 1st rounders and that isn't going to happen, especially for Landeskog. Now for the MTL, Danault may end up being a 3rd line C in the long run but with 4 firsts this draft you would be hoping to find that 2C. Obviously this team will have awful depth up front but it is a rebuild, you can't overhaul a lineup in 1 year! This draft may be weak but if you are looking for middle 6Fs and have 4 firsts, well you are in pretty decent shape! Build from the back and the Avs will be in great shape in 3-5 years.
True, you never know if Martin will pan out or not, but we need to focus on other areas first. I'd prioritize wing depth and D. And how is subbing in DeBrusk/Senyshyn for Subban any worse for the B's? Given that they're top-6 would be solidified for the next 3-5 years (especially with Landy's term, which everyone seems to forget about), they wouldn't miss either of those guys. Furthermore, the B's 1st this year would be a middling prospect at best. Pair that with the unproven play of Zboril, and I'm more than fine with asking for Zboril, DeBrusk/Senyshyn, and a 1st. Throw in Siemens if you have to. If it's Carlo/McAvoy, yeah, I'll probably ask for a 2nd/lower prospect. But Zboril? You can ask for more.
And if Landy is worth Zboril, Subban, and a 1st. Duchene better get you more than Juulsen, a 1st, and a potential 3C. That's a **** deal for the Avs. They'd be practically giving away their best player. Hate to be a broken record, but every Duchene convo with MTL starts and ends with Sergachev. I don't care about added picks, that's the starting price. Everyone says he's overrated, but you didn't hear that during the World Cup did you?
No, you can't overhaul a lineup in 1 year, but what you're proposing is to trade everything for D and some subpar prospects without knowing what our 1st would be this year. If it's Patrick or Hischier, you draft them, no matter what. The PHI trade, as much of a dream as that would be for the Flyers, is overkill for the Avs. Say we end up with #1 or #2, our C depth is set for the next decade. I'd rather have that and develop at D for the next year than sacrifice forward depth. And believe it or not, but we have some D prospects (Bigras/Meloche/Mironov). They may not be top 2 quality, but they'll be up soon enough.
Only trade I'd take is the B's, provided Subban was subbed for DeBrusk/Senyshyn.