Quoting: Tjm220
You’re right, but I don’t even think Pilut makes the immediate roster to begin with. If for some reason Pittsburgh offered this trade you take it, but both Blueger and Petterson should be in the lineup if you did. Considering that both Power and Samuelson are left side defenders who should be in the lineup, would the Sabres be sitting Bryson regularly in favor of Petterson when they just gave him a new contract? I don’t think so. Depth is always necessary, but can the Sabres trade for a guy and pay him $4 million to sit in the press box until there is an injury? I don’t think they would do that either. Blueger should play absolutely, but who sits in his place? I would like Girgensons out there with him so I wouldn’t want them trading off who gets to be scratched. Sure, Okposo can’t play every game, and Peterka and Quinn are not guaranteed full season roster spots, but they should play even over him if that’s the option.
Excellent synopsis of the pros and cons.
As you alluded Girgensons-Blueger-Okposo would be an excellent fourth line.
Remember when Murray was GM, we had five good top six Kane, Eichel, Reinhart, O'Reilly and Okposo, then start pulling names out of the hat.
Here they are during the 2015-2016 season followed by the goals scored:
Foligno 10, Girgensons 7, Larsson 10 this was a really good checking line.
Gionta 12. McGinn 14, Moulson 8, Legwand 5, Deslauriers 6, and Ennis 3 try to find four good mid six forwards out of the bunch.
The defense was even worse after trading away McNabb, Zadorov, Myers leaving only Ristolainen and McCabe:
Bogosian, Franson, Gorges, Pysyk, Weber, Nelson, and Colaiacovo, all would be 7th defensemen on nearly any team.
This trade would give Granato the opposite problem,
TOO MANY OPTIONS.