Lets Get Kraken
Joined: Apr. 2021
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Forgive me Florida fans, but with the young goalies that Arizona has, I do believe that they would push for Lundell over Knight. I know that Lundell is an untouchable, but Arizona also doesn’t have to trade Chychrun as he is a piece that they want to build around. Arizona had Vejmelka and Prosvetov in goal, and Wedgewood has been pretty decent this year as well. I really can’t see the Yotes picking favorites out of what could be a 4 wheeled goalie situation. Plus, the rumors surrounding Chychrun were only that Arizona was “listening in on the offers” not actively searching for a trade. You really can’t put Chychrun in the same boat as Debrusk, Tarasenko, or even Klingberg. I know between Knight and Lundell, whilst not preferred to lose either, you would rather lose Knight, what makes you think that the Panthers would be able to afford both Lundell AND Knight next contract. As it stands, Huberdeau is looking at getting at least 10mil, possibly 11, Barkov has his extension kick in next year, and you also have that Bob contract. If you look at the Panthers situation cynically, you could say that they are the next Toronto in terms of their cap situation.
My point in this is, I don’t think that Chychrun gets dealt. Arizona is perfectly with keeping him, and in their eyes, you will have to put an absurd overpay in front of them to even get into serious trade talks. The Yotes hold all the Cards, and if they don’t want to trade JC, they won’t.