Quoting: OldNYIfan
No, thanks. DuBois will continue to score twice as many points as Anderson for the balance of Anderson's career. Moreover, DuBois still has an upside; Anderson is declining and even if he has a slight rebound from this past season, you'll be lucky to get 30 points from him. The only way that the Kings will start winning playoff rounds is if DuBois starts realizing his promise.
Wont Happen
2 teams bet on PLD doing just that, he never did.
I'd rather Anderson as his deals up quicker basically.
I didnt want PLD when he was in WPG and dont now .
Turcotte or Kaliyev on the other hand i'd be willing to take a flyer on.
Not in an Anderson or PLD deal but something a little less long term with strings and more versitility.
PLD>Anderson im not gonna pretend otherwise
But at the end of the day i'd rather Anderson for 1 simple reason , he's a team first guy who will sacrifice without complaint.
He doesnt make excuses or ask for trades when things get tough. He digs and tries his hardest and i respect that.
I think if MTL and LAK could get a deal done for pieces ill call not core for lack of better terms
Then the CBJ trade isnt needed really as i think Kaliyev would be a good fit here in MTL personally
Turcotte is more of a Win Win no matter what. If he uses his Chemistry with Caufield to rise, Great!
If he spends his time in the AHL leading MTL's farm team like his Dad did back in the 80's Great!
Without Alfie Turcotte we wouldnt have had the rookie Depth to win that 1986 cup that was basically all youth
Doing a deal for both would be ideal
It'd fix what we need and give us a chance to off load a LD to give another LD a chance to rise.
We also got too many Centers turning pro in Laval at the same time with Florian Xhekaj joining Laval a year earlier then expected its tight down there already
Kappanen is tied for 3rd in goals for the World cup and has a 53% win rate and hid Coach in Finland doesnt expect him to return home to play another season in Liiga.
We gotta make room as Beck's coming off his 2nd straight memorial cup looking to win the title this time around in his final run in Junior
Not to forget about Mesar ,Davidson or Guindon among others.
To many Centers on the same timeline for Development and we need a more mature Center to play in that gap between.
Turcotte fits that bill pretty well and Beck gives LAK a ELC Center they can develop in his place.
add picks to balance out the exchange of 2 prospects and everyone wins