Edited Aug. 3, 2022 at 1:53 p.m.
Quoting: Lenny7
A few thoughts:
-Muzzin won't waive his full NTC to go to Arizona. That's just silly.
-Chychrun's value comes from the fact that he has 3 years left on a very good contract. Is he the best defenceman in the NHL? Absolutely not. He's a very solid 2nd option.
-Does Arizona NEED to trade him? No. Again, 3 years left on a very good contract. If they can't get their asking price now, they'll simply wait until someone pays up.
-If I was Arizona, would I take the above offer? No. There's too many question marks in that package.
1) I agree with Muzzin probably not waiving. I don't think Toronto is even interested in moving him.
2) Chychrun does have a good contract but how good of a contract depends on how good of a player he is, ARZ's ask was polarizing among executives.
3) Arz doesn't have to trade him but the length of his contract is a big part of his contract being good, with each year it's less and less appealing to give a King's Ransom for him. They probably want to move him before July 1 2023 so that they don't pay his 1m bonus, he's also owed over 10m in salary in the final two years.
4) Should Arizona take this package? Depends on how it compares to other actual offers and what they can squeeze in last minute offers. At this point, they might be better off waiting to trade him around the all-star break, when demand for him could pick up. As for question marks, there are question marks around Chychrun himself, so should teams offer more than the above package? Chychrun only played one full season which was a 56 game season, and the most games he ever played was 68 and that was in his first year. He looks like he'll only dress in 50-60 games a season. So Muzzin and Robertson aside who my just play 50-60 games themselves, they are getting two B-level prospects and a late 1st (which is what they are mostly likely going to get regardless but at least it is in a deep draft class). In reality, that mock trade is a roster player (who is a good Chychrun replacement in terms of ability to play (skill-wise and health), and covers his cap hit without raising the salary that is owed) +top prospect+1st and two throw in prospects for the deficiencies (late first and potentially injury prone top prospect-important to note that Robertson's injuries is because he puts himself in vulnerable positions and the result isn't surprising considering his size).