Detroit passes.

Yzerman is looking at 2023 picks, Not picks that are 2-3 years down the road.

If that's the kind of return we get for Bertuzzi, We might as well just keep him and sign him to a 3 x $5,500,000 deal. Because that offer is awful.

Opinion noted but I think Bourgault is a pretty good returning piece. JP is a low risk high reward type of guy. A second is nice.

This is with teams that could use these assets and assuming that the teams involved in these trades don't make other moves. Unfair of me to say, "just move this guy or flip that guy."

Would you rather have:
1) Suter re-signed
2) Suter gone for nothing
3) MIN 2023 4th
4) MIN 2024 3rd and MIN 2025 4th
Wild don't have their 3rd this year
- If another team had interest in Suter for a 3rd this season, great, take that instead.

1) Erne re-signed
2) Erne gone for nothing
3) 2024 4th
Could SY snag a 4th this season? Maybe, but which team? Feel free to chime in.

Depending on how Bertuzzi looks when he gets back, I was debating on a 1st instead of a 2nd. Hard to justify a team spending a 1st, and honestly if the right offer isn't there I would hope SY signs him to a "prove it" deal for less term.

I mean Bourgault is a nice piece, Though not as good as what we have in our pipeline.

Bottom line Yzerman has already said that he wants to build on our 2023 picks, So he's not taking picks that're still 2-3 drafts down the road

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- Poor return for Bertuzzi
- Maata needs to be extended

The rest looks fine and short of nitpicking, is probably pretty close

Bertuzzi was the toughest one to figure out. Realistically, only a handful of teams would want to take the chance, or could afford him unless it was a big overpay (not saying it couldn't happen). I would just hate to lose him for nothing.

None of these are crazy, I like poolparty personally it's just his contract makes trading for him tricky. Berts tough to value at this point.

Someone will overpay, they always do... with that said, even "fair" value is a 1st and good prospect. It all obviously depends if an extension is part of the deal, but I think they'll get a very big return.

Yeah I wish that contract was more along the lines of Zadina, but it appears he is due for a slight down tick in pay on a bridge contract which could be worth a gamble.

I would be all for it. I originally had Holloway and a 2nd but I don't think EDM wants to part with him.

They might not want to, but it will cost Holloway AND a 1st if they want him. Yzerman is not going to settle for a low ball offer. He'll get his pieces.

I wouldn’t be thrilled if all of this happened this way, but I wouldn’t be pissed either.

I would be satisfied with a 1st round pick or the equivalent of in return for Bert and I think this trade accomplishes that.

I also think we have several other pieces that teams will come calling for at the deadline, Sundkvist will be hot, Maatta too. I also think there is a good probability we will hear reports that Stevie declined trade offers for Perron at the deadline.

Circling back to Bertuzzi though, I have a strong feeling that regardless of where he is traded to, he is most likely to test free agency and choose his team in 2023-24. And that could potentially be back in Detroit.

If I had to guess or make a prediction on what the return will be for Bertuzzi - I think it will be a really good prospect and a 2nd round pick. Like an A- or solid B+ guy.

I just don't see Yzerman selling low. I think he'll either be re-signed or an extension will be part of the trade and drive up value. The only thing I think is
certain, is that when all is said and done, everyone is going to be shocked.

Shocked, how? Shocked at how much we get for him ?

Shocked on where he went, for how much, an extension that was signed, a rare 7 team trade, who knows... it's Yzerman.

Well his qualifying offer is too high for his value so if he wants to be a ufa then he just digs in and doesn't negotiate. I doubt we qualify him at what he'd cost. I'm not sure if he's arbitration eligible.

Late round 2nd is meh. Maybe Holloway and 2023 1st, for Bert and 2023 3rd.