I think you're really overpaying Hoffman and Sprong lol. For 5M$ go get Toffoli instead

10 million combined for Sprong and Hoffman is horrible

Daniel Sprong will get in the neighborhood of 3 x $3,500,000 No way he's getting $5,000,000 per.

The Detroit trade is bad for us, No way Brock Nelson has anywhere near that kind of value.

Imagine Detroit trading a 1st and two solid prospects for "A younger (33 years old) replacement of David Perron".

What the hell even is that?!

I just don't see Edmonton targeting another LHD.

I don't think Toffoli or Monahan leave Winnipeg. I know the prices are high. No one is going to sign with the Isles because they think they will win a cup after those trades. They will need to be bribed.

Literally so they can move Ekholm to the right.

Neither of those prospects are in their top five, they are decent, with a chance, but hardly guarantees. I suspect that first will be in the 17 to 20 range. Nelson is 32. He has another three year deal in him.

Already answered the overpayment on FAs

Compare the return on the Heinique deal

Basically a 1st, 4th and 5th that could become a 4th for an older, more injury prone player with lesser numbers and a 4th liner who isn't even playing every night.

Heinrique has 1 30 goal season to his name and that happened over a decade ago. Nelson has had 30 + in each of the past three years.

Neither of them are in Detroit's Top 5 because Detroit's Top 5 is loaded.

Just because you have a good prospect pool doesn't mean you trade the lower ones for a guy entering his mid-30s lol.

They don't play lefties on the right.

For good reason: defensemen are less effective on their off-hand side.

I like Pelech, but why wouldn't Edmonton use those assets to acquire the RHD equivalent?

Can't see Detroit doing that.

They have him listed here as a LD/RD and they would not do that unless Edmonton played him there enough to warrant that.

You need to stop rating players using video games and actually look at similar trades to assess market value.

You need to stop looking at other trades and thinking Steve Yzerman is operating the same way.

He ain't trading a 1st and two good prospects for anybody over 30 in Detroit's current position. You'll get over it, I'm sure.

Wrong. He's been listed that way for years, since his Nashville days. He's only been with Edmonton for the past ~year, and ~60 games under the current coach. He has played on the right side only 5% of his 5v5 TOI this season.

Again - why wouldn't Edmonton simply spend the assets on a RHD equivalent, since that's what they're actually looking for?

I don't mind nelson but if I'm moving a 1st and two good prospects it's not for a mid thirty's guy.to play wing.

No from Detroit. They need those prospects to help add to the young core. Both can be attained, but for a significant upgrade at a position of need. Nelson at 33 is not that.

Yup. Detroit would be calling Calgary and asking how much more they'd need to add to that for Andersson long before they'd give that up for Nelson.

Hell, they'd be calling St. Louis about Buchnevich long before giving that for Nelson.

Isles add barzal to wings deal, that's how lopsided it is

CF is usually pretty accurate with that. They switched Brodie back and forth as was relevant.

RHD are a higher valued asset and would cost more.

Pesce / Montour / DeMelo / Roy are available with zero asset cost.

sprong is fine but in no world does Hoffman get 5.

wings decline