Quoting: Timmah007
Well done? You gave away a premium right shot puck mover and a young very high potential top six winger for a 3rd and Erne...... Chiarelli would get a better return for just one of them in his sleep than you got combined. Look what Holland paid for an expiring kulak Barrie is a right shot with term and significantly better resume. Paying a second to move the final year of an LTIR contract? Wtf is the point of that? I love Gagner wouldn't mind him as an extra forward option but putting him in a third line role at this stage of his career. Playing a lefty rookie on the right side defense to start the year. Do these issues fall in line with a team that's looking to improve upon a final four appearance? I will give credit contract numbers look pretty reasonable.
There there, we'll make it through the summer together, buddy.
Let's tackle this trade. Tyson Barrie, 3rd pair deployment below Cody Ceci and Evan Bouchard, plays PP1 with *checks notes* Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and makes 4.5 million per year. Jesse Puljujarvi, a player I personally adore but JUST had our very GM express doubt about him during a very public press conference.
Our GM, a man that had all the leverage in the world decided to trade Caleb Jones and a 3rd for ancient Duncan Keith with ZERO retention.
Where in this equation lies our leverage in moving either player? Kassian is gone, Erne is a physical defensive minded player, with size, and he actually has a brain unlike Zack. 3rd is earned by effectively making Barrie only cost them 2.4 mil.
Separate from this, Ken has mentioned moving Klefbom's contract, so it will probably happen. Gagner is fair to be apprehensive about, our options on RW are tough with 2 mil remaining and do you expect Ken to make a reasonable trade to acquire anyone for the role of top 9 RW? Gags had a great year and played 3rd line time, he would do just fine with Nuge and Kuz.