Quoting: Gofnut999
The 10th overall + Lysell or Geekie is fair value for Necas.
Adding the cost to acquire the 10th to the mix is not. He’s not that guy.
If you manage to go out and get the 10th overall you are much better off targeting Drai, or just keeping it and use the cap to add Stephenson or re-sign Debrusk whose value is quite similar to Necas. Necas is a better creator, Debrusk much better defensively.
Having the 10th overall (Eiserman, Parekh, Catton) + the free agent signing is far more valuable than Necas. Who likely ends up playing the same role in Boston that he is unhappy with in Carolina.
Drai is a complete fantasy. Not only does EDMs Cup run here take the biggest reason for Drai to hit the block out of the picture, but the Bruins wouldn’t even make it past the first round of suitors with what they could pull together.
Stephenson is on the wrong side of 30 coming off a questionable season in a UFA class where guys are going to get seriously overpaid. He helps with their speed, but for how long and at what price? The DeBrusk defense narrative is overblown. Yes it’s nice that he is back checking and can be good on the PK. But his attention to defense doesn’t actually drive play or possession at all and how much do we really think a winger that doesn’t drive possession is really making an impact on the defensive side of the puck? I would welcome him back as a secondary goal scorer that doesn’t hurt you elsewhere, but the Bruins have more fundamental problems with their lack of forwards that can drive the play forward.
Losing Krejci and Hall’s ability to transport the puck blue line to blue line with control, coupled with Bergeron’s ability to drive play with puck retrieval and breaking up plays has turned this version of the Bruins into a team that has to Trent Dilfer offense their way thru the neutral zone just to get a dump in. Their lack of a skilled right shot on the bumper has murdered their powerplay. 1PP goal in 40 odd games for Pasta, was it? That’s insane: Necas.”, for his undoubted flaws, solves several needs for the Bruins at the cost of their backup goalie, a stalled prospect they haven’t had room for and a redundant 3rd liner. all with being 25 with a chance for more upside. He could be a Nathan Horton trade for this team. Now am I underselling those guys? Absolutely. But that’s what they are on this Boston team. Just like Necas has been under utilized on Carolina. That’s the point of trades: for both sides to get excess value out of the deal versus doing nothing. Does Boston take risk that Necas is just a 60 point winger? Absolutely. But, getting away from Drury and KK and PP2 will at least make him that. Which is a big upgrade over DeBrusk. Carolina is taking a big risk too that the 10OA is Tyson Jost, like most 10OA are. I, for one, have no desire to wait around to see if Eiserman turns into a Mike Hoffman clone by the time Pasta is 32.