Quoting: SlimTJ100
Trying to win the cup is why
They need these guys. Nyquist on 1RW and Novak is a good player who they could have enter the core. Trenin is probably more reliable then our two raw rookies (Edstrom and Rempe) for the 4th line
Maybe it’s less but I could see these teams hooking up on a trade like this
Don’t care about draft picks right now either. We have plenty in the cupboard and we’ll be good for awhile so these picks don’t have the percentages in their favor of making it
Berard is someone I’m willing to trade because there may not be any room for him in the NHL, we’re loaded at top 9 wingers. He’s also 5’9 175 lbs so there’s a chance he isn’t much of anything
Yeah sorry that's just awful asset management and player evaluation. Akin to "We need Sammy Blais, so we're just going to pay Buchnevich".
Nyquist is not a good hockey player. One of the worst Defensive F's in the league and getting carried offensively by one of the best players in the league. He was worth a 5th rounder last deadline. That hasn't really changed. Imagine paying a 1st+ to get 2021 Colin Blackwell. You're doing that.
Novak is fine in transition but gives all that back defensively. He's simply a worse, weaker version of Jack Roslovic, who you can get for about 1/10th of the price you're paying to get Tommy.
Trenin is fine, no problem with him. But he's a 4th liner. And if you're paying more than a mid round pick for a 4th liner, you shouldn't be a GM.
You can basically get an equivalent haul for a 3rd and a couple 4th rounders. But if you're this quick to just throw away Berard (20 points in his last 22 games) and justify that by simply quoting his size, then you've shown everyone just how much you watch this sport...