Rossi trade: Minnesota gets a "do-over" on a center. Pittsburgh gets the middle of the lineup center they need to fill out their lineup for the rest of the Crosby and Malkin era. Rossi also leads them up the middle once those two players retire. Whoever Pittsburgh drafts at 14th overall this year likely won't be in the NHL for another one or two years, and Rossi steps into their lineup immediately. Minnesota gets another 1st round pick, and that player lines up better with the start of their supposed contending window, which is two or three seasons away. Rossi showed responsible defensive posture at the start of the season but didn't produce any offense. He showed he had scoring ability in the AHL, but did not impress at the very end of the season when he was elevated to the NHL again. This is a big summer for his development into the top-six center I think he will be.
Addison trade: A high to mid-second round pick (such as the last of Detroit's three consecutive second round picks, which would be 43rd overall, I think) is probably close to what Addison's trade value should be. If Minnesota can't get a second round pick, I think they simply sign him because his qualifying offer is inexpensive. He is a high floor, right-shot defenseman who has shown to be effective on the power play, but hasn't been able to put it all together at 5-on-5 yet. I'm unsure if Detroit has a need for right-shot defenseman, but I'm more shooting for the range of the pick here.
Goligoski trade: This is a salary dump trade. I picked San Jose because they have cap space and it's a city people like to play in. Goligoski has a full no-move clause so he has to okay the destination if he allows himself to be traded. If he doesn't waive his no-move, then substitute Jon Merrill in this trade.
I think Daemon Hunt will play NHL games this year. I don't believe he'll make the team out of training camp, although he might. If he doesn't, I would imagine he'll be the first call-up for injuries and such. I would also think that once he's up with the big club, he'll probably stay there if his play is adequate.
Largely, this is the same roster as last year. There aren't many moves Minnesota can make without dealing a core member of the roster (Zuccarello, Foligno, etc.), which I think is unlikely. This season will be dependent on internal growth from Boldy, Dewar, Duhaime, Beckman, and Faber, and maybe even Hunt. Filip Gustavsson will also need to take a larger percentage of the starts.
My dream draft picks:
14th overall selection (from PIT): Nate Danielson, C
20th overall selection: David Edstrom, C
Was that really selling high though? He had 7 points in 45 games with us and was nowhere near the player he was in 2021-22 with Eriksson Ek and Foligno. He really wasn't the same since he hurt his shoulder in Ottawa. I think this was much more a case of taking advantage of a coach's love for a former player. Realistically, Don Granato (his USNTDP coach) in Buffalo and David Quinn (his BU coach) in San Jose would see the most value in adding Greenway despite all the flaws we were seeing. I'd be shocked if another team outside of those 2 would have paid that much for the Greenway we saw last season.
Spot on. If we’re looking at trade comps, a 2nd isn’t even in the equation. What I mean by selling high is that he got a very high price, even if Greenway was struggling.
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