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Forum: NHLMar. 9 at 10:18 a.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ARMCHAIRGMOFTHEYEAR</b></div><div>The 35-45 pick improvement is a lot. Most 3rd round picks don't do anything after Juniors. You have a lot better chance of drafting an NHLer with any 1st rounder.

They had to retain, I can't see any team taking on Hertl for 8m for 6 years. He's a 2C on a contender, and that even pricy for a 2C, in a few year what is he? Is 34 year old Hertl still a legit 2C? Cause 8m is a lot to have on your 3rd line.

If there was a better deal available, San Jose would've taken it. They had to sell before his value plummets, and he's another Couture/vlasic -- expensive player, hard to move, little value --.

Do you see San Jose being able to contend any time soon with Hertl? Cause I don't whatsoever. Wilson left them in a spot where they had to rebuild it from ground up.

Hertl wasn't gonna advance their rebuild in anyway, The 1st and Edstrom do.</div></div>

The difference really isn't THAT crazy. It's notable, for sure, but the fact that SJ sent those picks back here is a joke.

Retaining is the smart move if it helps you get bang for your buck, just don't think they did here.

You can say they would've taken a better deal if it was available about pretty much any trade ever. But timing is key. They weren't backed into a corner and HAD to move off him right now. It might have been the best deal there yesterday, but I don't imagine the field to acquire a $6.75m player <em>mid-season</em> was very big... Not many teams could make that work. They traded him from a position of low-leverage. I'd bet my life's savings they could've done better in the offseason (either this past one or this upcoming)
Forum: NHLMar. 9 at 9:39 a.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ARMCHAIRGMOFTHEYEAR</b></div><div>Trade Deadline Winners And Losers:

Winners:
Vegas - Traded for everyone lol,
Carolina - Got best player available without giving up premium assets, got a reclamtion project in Kuzy who might revive his career
Colorado - Solified their top 6 with Mitts, and added a solid defenseman in Walker, who plays their style and is probably a better fit than Byram for their playoff run for this year.
Philly - Stuck to the rebuild plan sold high on Walker and added another first. Gurianov was a sneaky add, fast and huge, could be a nice little project for Torts. EJ is a Vet, Flyers needed bodies on D with Seeler, Drysdale, Ristolainen injured. York being banged up and Walker traded. EJ is a body with a lot of experience should be a good fit for the room.
San Jose - They stuck to their rebuild, When Grier got there that team needed a tear down with the lack of prospects/picks, current depth, and age of the stars. And Grier has done that. This was the most amount of value he was gonna ever get for Hertl who wouldn't have played in a meaningful game with San Jose again anyway. He got 2 firsts, They have a good chance at Celebrini, a ton of cap space now. Also got good value on Duclair.

Losers:
<strong>Leafs - Didn't aim high enough, waste of a deadline. Another year wasted of Matthews and Marners career</strong>
Vancouver - Didn't do anything, Lindholm ehh. Lost out on Guentzel
Rags - Acuired mid players paid high prices
Calgary - Lost every trade 60-40
Dallas - Didn't do enough, still have Hakapaa and Suter on their top 6 d
Boston - Overpaid for Peeke who doesn't even play full time for CBJ, Ullmark deal fell through.</div></div>

Yep. Very disappointing. Didn't have much hope that we could put together a roster that I think has an actual shot this year, so I understand not aiming high on rentals, but they should've taken a more "present and future" approach rather than wasting our limited assets on bottom of the lineup rentals.

Disagree on the Sharks though. Hertl for David Edstrom and like a 35-45 pick improvement, plus throwing another 3rd back their way AND retaining on Hertl... that was brutal for them, imo.
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