This would all be dandy if you weren't downgrading the one position we want to upgrade.

I think Mikkola and Scotty P breakout next year, i trust them alot, i also think binner bounces back

Neighbours doesn't need AHL time, and I'd almost feel like Puljujarvi would be useless on the Blues. Pulj is a downgrade from Barbashev basically. and I definitely wouldn't want him for 3 mil a year for 5 years lmao.

Our team already has too many RW as is...Buch, Tarasenko, Perron, Kyrou are all natural RWs. I understand all of them but Tarasenko can flip sides when needed but I don't think trading for Puljujarvi and signing him for 5 years is a smart move. We are trending towards a team that has an expensive top 4D and top 7-8 forwards. We won't have a lot of money to spend on depth 8-14 forwards. That was part of the reason to move Sundqvist.

JP makes up for what barby lacks in defense sure he doesn’t have as high flying offense but we have a ton of that, I think we need a good defensive right handed winger

Hmm. It's certainly conceivable, but I don't think Army plans to leave it at that.

I could be interested in that Kostin potentially

Wings decline. That's barely a sweetener.

not what 90% of wings fans say

why do people think Barbashev is not good defensively? He as been a top PKer over the last 3 years

Because they tend to look at certain analytics out of context. Is he elite defensively? Of course not, but nobody ever said he was. He's certainly better than the Dom/RAPM devotees make him out to be.

Wings decline unless options A-N don’t work out

JP does not make up for what barbashev lacks. Joshua would, but Puljujarvi is only good based on his linemates.