I mean, I could be wrong, but I'm 99% sure that you absolutely can't trade buyout money...

Can’t trade penalties

As others have said, you can't move the James Neal dead money. And Holland won't trade Broberg for Chychrun.

It really doesn't make a lot of sense for Edmonton to submit the high bid for Chychrun, as they have their top-4 LHD set for the rest of the decade and they don't like playing defensemen on their offside.

Learn something new everyday! I don’t see why Edmonton wouldn’t be going after Chychrun, other than maybe his injury history. If they added him they’d have their entire LD set for the next 3 years no question. At this point Broberg is a question mark as to what kind of player he’s going to be. Maybe he’ll be a top 4 one day but they can’t wait for him to develop. Plus Samorukov and Neimelanen can make Broberg dispensable imo. Especially right now since I think they’ve both out played him in preseason.

They have LHD set up for 4 years already. Kulak is the 2LD until such time as Broberg surpasses him, then he's a 3LD until his contract is over. If Samorukov or Niemelainen pass him he can be traded (he doesn't have any trade protection) or moved to the right side.

Chychrun is better than Kulak, but I think Holland made his choice in the summer. He did try to land Chychrun but when Armstrong insisted Broberg be part of the deal Holland walked away and went with Kulak instead.


I don't agree with that assessment. Nemo hits a lot but often takes himself out of the play seeking big hits, and he has zero offensive instincts. Dima has been quietly effective but against mostly AHL comp, offensively he deferred almost completely to Barrie.

Plus Broberg has a much higher ceiling then either.

I think best case scenario is Broberg turns out to be a similar level of player that Chychrun is right now so that’s where my thoughts of why not make that move to better the team while we have the window. Like you said though Holland won’t trade him so this trade doesn’t really matter. Just something for me.

I agree that Broberg has the higher ceiling for sure, but how long are you willing wait for Broberg to become that top 4 guy? All I meant was right now I don’t see Broberg being above and beyond Neimo or Samo on the depth chart, they’re all pretty close imo. Making Broberg the dispensable one if you’re upgrading the LD by trading him because he has the most value. I’d rather have Nurse Chychrun Kulak down the left side starting right now for the next 3+ years.