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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 20, 2017 at 11:06 a.m.
Thread: Setting Up for the Future - Trade Deadline (TOR, MTL, NJD)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dtd_tank</b></div><div>I think this is the first time I've ever thrown Ericsson into a trade. I tend to waive him for the $1.025M savings. However, he's been playing pretty decently this year (4 pts in last 6 games), so I thought of a "sell high" trade which would get you guys a 3rd pairing guy at very low cost (you give a 5th for Ericsson and a 6th). We eat 47% of his salary.</div></div>

Even if you were to sell Ericsson high, it would not include getting a higher pick. You have to remember just because he has a good stretch of games, teams are going to look at his past 3 years and compare him to that rather a 6 game stretch. Teams will not take Ericsson, unless we give them an asset. It just doesn't work for a slow, 33 year old defensemen that really doesn't offer much to a team outside of being a 6th defensemen.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 2, 2017 at 9:32 a.m.
Thread: This make sense?
A team like Detroit can't be in the business of trading a 21 year old who leads the team in points for another player. Unless Larkin were to be dealt for a legit star of the league Detroit will never deal him. I know they need defense, but dealing Larkin is not the answer. I am all for dealing Green, Nyquist, and Mrazek. Mrazek probably wouldn't get you a 3rd unless it were conditional on him resigning (which he wouldn't, and they wouldn't resign him). I think Green would get a 1st and a 3rd, I don't think Detroit really needs to throw in a pick in the deal. And I would love to get a 2nd for Nyquist, but I think it could potentially be more of a conditional second, or Detroit has to retain salary. I also love Bertuzzi, but he's not a top 6 winger. Abby or Helm would fill that spot.