Quoting: Hockeypal
1. They were interested in mayfield in August and haven’t added anything to their d core since why would they not want him anymore?
2. Not worth discussing doesn’t mean he wants to stay he just doesn’t want to talk about it publicly as of now
3. A third, a decent young bottom 6 and C-Level spec plus a first and a second is a very solid offer for a top winger with a one year contract
4. Which is also a terrible strategy as Tarasenko is and would’ve been cheaper plus he’s better imo I think Landeskogs honestly overrated, Barbashev only makes 2 mil so that’s not a big reason
5. Yes his shoulder and to say he was one of the most durable forwards before is definitely pushing it
6. This trade I would've had them making it in the off season which helps the blues with contracts and free agents as Mayfield only 1.45 million
1- Lots of teams have lots of interest at lots of times. They do not need an RD at this time. Not sure what's confusing here.
2- Wrong. Go read the article, or even more recent quotes/reporting on the topic. You're way behind the times.
3- Oi vey. A 3RD is a 3RD, meaning he wouldn;t play all that many minutes even if they did need him (which, again, they do not). Faulk and Parayko already eat at least 45 of the RD minutes, if not more. Dal Colle is garbage. He's worth nothing, especially to the Blues, who are beyond set at forward. Wilde is worth nothing. He's a flake who had to be sent overseas and steering hard toward bust territory. Picks are futures, the Blues are contending now. And you think this constitutes a "very solid offer" to a contending team for their top scorer/star? Are you being serious right now?
4- Whether you think it's a good reason or not is irrelevant. It's what happened.
5- It is not pushing it at all. You do realize you can look up his career stats on the net, right? It's there for all to see at any time. In the five seasons prior to the shoulder thing, he missed a grand total of 15 games. In five seasons. Like how many forwards do you think fit above that durability mark? Good grief,man.
6- You have this marked as a 21-22 AGM, and nowhere does it say anything about the offseason. But fine, you intended it to be an offseason deal... still not a chance in hell, 20 teams beat that garbage offer by a mile.