Quoting: Grievous
Your passion for your team is awesome to see, but your biases are blinding.
1. Moore hasn’t been a regular NHLer for 3 seasons, this doesn’t make him remotely comparable to Kassian, who has had a lot of EV success as the RW for both of the top NHL scorers over the past 3 seasons.
2. You can say that Kassian has had the advantage of TOI with McDavid and Draisaitl and this is true, but to his credit he has had better results than Puljujarvi, Hyman and Yamamoto who are all current top 6 wingers. That gives one a hint as to his value; it is simple: play him with skill and he will score.
3. What does DeBrusk do? He is only being given playing time to attempt to increase his trade value. He scored 27 goals in 2018-19. He has 10 over the past 2 seasons and 29 in the past 3. He does not have the value of a 30 goal scorer, even though you think so. This is the same argument I had with DRW fans regarding Anthanasiou, who once scored 30. Holland overpaid for him when he was terrible and in the end it cost him 2 second rounders for 1 goal (off his hip in his first game) in 13 games. To compare with DeBrusk, AA has 24 goals over his last 3 seasons, after potting 30 in 2018-19. But AA didn’t make any trade demands….
4. This is a fair trade of 3rd line wingers who can move up if needed. DeBrusk needs a change of scenery and there are tons of Oiler fans who don’t want anything to do with him, especially after the AA disaster.
Bottom line is, Kassian probably has more value than JD right now…
1. Moore has been hurt continually and is still an nhl caliber dman, bruins just dont want play him every night. Also slight bit of exaggeration... guess that didnt come through. Regardless kassian is 30 yo with 2 years of 3+m left on his deal and hes averaging out as a 3rd line winger. WHILE PLAYING NEXT TO 2 100 point players.
2. 2019-2020 was kassians best year in the nhl with a .57 ppg average. decent. this year hes under .5ppg and hes never really been close to that number in any other year ide call that an anomoly or just pure luck. Puljujarvi is having an infintely better year and hes 7 years younger. Kid had to figure out how to play in the nhl. Looks pretty decent this year no?
3. Debrusk is 25... he had one bad year which was last year, bruins played him primarily on his off wing to try and get full lines going and thats also factoring in his linemates were nick ritchie, charlie coyle, and a bunch of scrubs, you plug him with an offensive system and hes going to be a 20+ goal scorer and a 40 point player every year, he can put the puck in the net... he has 8 in 25 this year. which is good for 6th among forwards, 7th if you are going ppg. again look at his linemates, erik haula, nick foligno (off hand) tomas nosek, bruins havent had ANY consistency around debrusk since 18-19 when he scored 27 goals.
4. Kassian is a 3rd liner playing with quality players, warren foegele is an upgrade to anyone debrusk is playing with right now on the bruins. Kassian has as much time with mcdavid as he does derek ryan or ryan mcleod.
Youre comping a 30 year old thats on a not great contract that is having his 2nd best year of his career to a 25 year old that wants out of the situation hes in because lets be honest, the bruins are a 1 and a half line team like they always are and play defensive hockey. after you get passed 2nd line its debrusk and a bunch of 4th liners.