This trade is horrible. All they got was a fifth rounder and a bag of pucks for a top 6F. Maybe if Zito didn’t sign 16 defenseman, especially OEL for way more then what he’s worth then they could have at least gotten a decent piece back. Today is horrible for Panthers fans. Only good thing is the Mikkola signing.
That's a great middle 6 pickup for Duclair, but San Jose could sign 3 or 4 of them right now for free if they wanted. Weird they gave up assets for him
Damn, feel bad for Duclair. He said in a recent interview that he was hoping to be able to play through his contract in Florida and finally be able to settle down.
Both teams got what they wanted and needed here: Florida desperately wanted cap space, and San Jose gets an upgrade at one of the middle-6 forward positions. I voted fair because this didn't come out of the blue; Florida had to make a cap move.
4th liner and a 5th for a top 6 player, absolute W for Grier.
Duclair could even be a 1st liner for this rebuilding team and get flipped at the TDL for definitely more than what it took to get him.