If that trade for Montreal actually happened, That would be the best trade Bergevin has ever made

I agree with that guy ^ ^ ^
Plekanec? Ugh... no freaking thank you
Is he even better than Girgensons at this point?
We'd get a 2nd also, but I'd rather just keep Girgs bc I think both he & Ennis can bounce back under a new coach
If we did wanna bring in another Center, I like your Bonino idea if he'd come here. Probably not though.
Maybe try to sign someone like Hanzal or Boyle to an overpayment of a 1year deal. If we are in the playoffs, great. And if not, they can be moved to a contender for a pretty decent return at the deadline

I like the guys we're getting from Minny,
but I think u gave up too much
8th overall should be enough for Brodin
And Reinhart is worth more than Niederreiter
What I'd really like to do there, is make that deal while keeping Reinhart. Leave all the other pieces u gave up...
but take Pominville off their hands to ease their Cap & expansion issues
So basically...
8th overall for Brodin, that definitely works imo
Then for Niederreiter, we take Pommer's contract, and we give them Fasching & Nelson, and instead of the 4th we give them back their own 2nd round pick
That would be freaking great if they'd go for it

Then our lineup would look like:
Ennis-Eichel-Okposo... Ennis gets a shot to produce
**** -O'Reilly-Pominville... can score a bit & defend
Kane-Reinhart-Niederreiter... matchup nightmare
For LW on the O'Reilly line, let the young guys fight it out
Foligno, Girgensons, Larsson, Bailey, Baptiste, Rodrigues
Then the rest fight it out for 4th line duty
Also, if Ennis isn't cutting it with Jack, one of them can get their chance with him

Defense also looks better...
Brodin-Risto
McCabe-Antipin
Guhle-Bogo
Falk

And we still have picks & decent young forward prospects that we can try & move for another defenseman of possible as well

Alex Nylander + Sam Reinhart for Nino Niderrieter+Jonas Brodin

Plekanec is a better player right now than Girgensons. He can take away 25% of ROR draws in the DZone so ROR can spend more time scoring. It's veteran depth that will improve our team right now and provide long term assets. Win win.

And @frodobeggins nope.

At first I thought I might be giving up too much too but here's how I look at it. Reinhart for Brodin, then 8th, Fasching, and Nelson for Nino. I think Sam does have a lot of value but I think Nino still has slightly more. Sam had a down year and did not show the same things he showed in his first year. I also think he's more effective at center, and I'd rather move him for assets than bury him on the third line. Nino is a proven goal scorer, having scored 20+ each of the last three years, all while continuing to raise his assists as well and become a more complete player. His possession numbers are also much better than Sam's.
Fasching could grow into a middle 6 role on the offense, but we're stocked at RW and I feel he is the most expendable. He fits that western conference style, and if we want speed then Nylander, Bailey, and Baptiste should be our choices. Nelson could be a good depth guy and maybe grow into like a 4-5 role, but it gives them something to throw back into the pipeline in the loss of Brodin and MAYBE someone else should they make other moves.
The 8th overall pick is what seals the deal I think, and I don't mind giving it up. Weaker draft, and we have our core pieces in place. It gives them another controllable asset for years to come, or ammunition to make another trade. Maybe it is a little overpayment, but, yeah they might lose Brodin for nothing, but we wouldn't be the only team calling. And they're not just going to give away Nino. We're going to have to compete with offers from other teams and I think someone's gonna pay a little too much regardless. I'm happy to take that challenge with this package.




Pass on that one.



Exactly my thought process. I like Girgensons, and I think he could have a bounce back year, but at least Plekanec is a known quantity. Sure he's older but I think he fits that 3rd line center role perfectly, and still has a little more playmaking ability than Girgensons does. Evan showed that he could handle 4th line duties at the end of last year, looking much more comfortable in the NHL than he did in the AHL and I think it's fair he gets a shot to stick with the club. Larsson can also play center or we can sign a depth guy still such as Boyle to fill that fourth line role. The 2nd round pick can be packaged at the deadline to acquire more pieces if we're making a run, or you flip Plekanec for additional picks and try and get some of that organizational depth back that Murray dealt away.

Minnesota would take it if you took Pomminville too.