These are just so bad for the ducks and the lightning

Would it really be that bad for the Ducks ?
They've been looking for a top-6 forward for awhile, and getting a left winger like Landeskog to put next to Getzlaf and Perry is nothing to sneeze at. Plus, switching a d-man for a forward before the expanssion draft would be the best case scenario for them. They already have a lot of depth on the left side of defense (Fowler, Theodore, Larsson), Lindholm didn't have a superb season, at least offensively, and that moves allow them to keep Vatanen, and protect both Silfverberg/Rakell, instead of having to chose between the two.

As for Tampa...at first I thought the OP just traded Nolan Patrick for Drouin. I now realize it's Colorado's 2018 pick.
Not sure Yzerman goes for that, but I also read he isn't warm to the idea of offering a $6.0m contract to Drouin, and might welcome the opportunity to trade him away if the right offer comes along. So you never know...Tampa do have some pretty heavy contract. Getting a 1st rounder and 3 years of ELC might not be a bad way out of this.

The trades aren't so bad. You'll need a tiny bit more for Lindholm, but you're not too far off.

The big issue is thinking Radulov will, after an incredible scoring season, sign with the NHL's worst team. I'm sorry, that's not going to happen

LOL, you aren't even close on Lindholm. The Ducks wouldnt part with Lindholm unless they get back MacKinnon or COL 1st Round Pick. Just because the Ducks aren't in great shape for the expansion draft doesn't mean they need to make a bad trade. They would be way better off losing Manson or Vatanen then trading Lindholm for nowhere close to his value.

What if Manson is taken and the Ducks lose two top 4 defensemen?

Take far more then Landeskog to get Hampus Lindholm. Not even close.

And Yzerman isn't trading Drouin for a 2018 1st round pick, You'll need to do far better then that.

Disagree. They have some major defensive depth and could probably squeeze sakic just a little more. They should seriously think about this and what extra piece it would take. Col 2nd??? Jump all over it

well thats probably not true, since they had a deal in place last summer swap 1 for 1 Landy for Lindholm...according to some Avs beat writer insiders.

SO yeah you might want to slow your role a bit. You may not like Landeskog or think hes under rated but hes not a no body

I might be overvaluing Anaheim's depth on D, or their desire to add a top-6 forward to the team then. I mean with Montour, Theodore, Larsson and Welinski, I though you guys could afford trading D's in order to get a top-6 forward like Landeskog, especially if it means that you can protect a Rakell/Silfverberg in the process, and hold on to Vatanen.

Landeskog is a pretty nice piece, and eventhough he's coming off a bad season, I think he would thrive in Anaheim, next to guys like Getzlaf and Perry. His contract isn't bad, and he's still only 24.

...and then Landy had the season that he had and his value plummeted. If this were last year, I'm sure it would have been a decent deal value-wise, but it's 2017 now, Landy had a crappy season and Lindholm had an excellent one. Value fluctuates.

Landeskog didnt have a terrible season. His offensive numberse were down compared to other years, but he still was playing well and being a big part of the teams offence contributions. What did you expect, when a team has one of their worst offensive outputs in the cap era that his numbers would be the same? He still was making up a large chunk of scoring for the team.

You just dont look up a players stat line at the end of the year and say he wasnt playing well, so his value is down. Lots of factors in play when it comes to the Avs this year. Not saying that Lindholm for Landy would happen now but the fact that people were scoffing at it like it was some insult is crazy.