I’d happily trade spurgeon if we can. Yes he will be missed as he is good but I don’t believe I’ll miss him as much as reporters tell me I will. Middleton can be traded also.
I don’t think Addison makes it to next season without being traded.
That defense would get absolutely destroyed. Team needs to rotate these guys in so they can learn from a defensive unit that’s been the best in the league for the past decade.
I don’t think they’ll trade Addison.
The team has plenty of issues, however I don’t think the cap spurgeon is going to continue to carry will be worth it. Even Brodin starts to disappear in the playoffs. I’m not rushing to make defensive cuts or trades our first move however I am willing to explore the options. There is less than 5 names on our current roster that shouldn’t be questioned to trade.
Personally, I don’t get how you can bench a guy, get a playoff replacement, and then not trade him the following year. Just my opinion. You have to try and deal him at the draft, or did BG just completely ruin his stock and turned him into another Dumba?
I don’t think anyone will give anything worth while considering everyone knew that they benched him for the last what four months and playoffs? If we traded him at the deadline sure but if you are a current nhl GM, are you trading a first for him?
No, but he could be a nice sweetener in a deal. Edit: he’s 23, he could be a reliable player in 3-5 years and still in whatever prime he is in.
Defense was not the reason the team lost this series or last year’s series (or really any series that I can recall). Wild win this series if just one of Boldy or Kaprizov shows up. Winning a faceoff on a PK would’ve helped too.
Agreed, was more so asking with the option to say not a first but I’d offer a 5th or something along those lines. If we aren’t getting a high pick or center prospect similar what’s the point? He has warts, but he is young and we can possibly fix them.
what would you pay? I wouldn’t want only a 3rd or lower for him. If he is added as a sweetener so be it but not just for fun. He has a decent skill set just needs to learn to play defense. Klingberg has the same issue on defense yet has a much longer leash because he put up points in Dallas.
So addison + our first. I don’t see him getting us near 10 overall. Does he move the need more than maybe 17th??
By no means are they top priority to be moved. But their failure in the playoffs also needs to be looked at and not just for seen as a nothing burger let’s blame everything else. We claim to have a top d core and Brodin is godly yet in the playoffs is he still as godly? Honestly I wasn’t focusing on their play as our forwards angered me far more but I would at least like to look into what moving spurgeon could do for us. I’ll keep Brodin for that stabilizing defense first surely regular season at the very least experience. Spurgeon I’d rather get rid of. Anyone 35+ needs to be looked at being moved.
We also have two 2nds and a bunch of other prospects, picks, and maybe even a player.
Yes and how much are you willing to give up just to get up to 10? 2023 1st + Addison + what? Both seconds this year?
It depends who’s there. But in the grand scheme, yes I’d do it if that’s what it took and we loved a guy. We have a deep enough pool to do it, and it wouldn’t make us go bankrupt. And at least we could say we tried.
Yep and if Florida beats the Leafs. Think we could be picking 20th in the best case scenario.
On-ice for the playoffs:
If it’s a legit higher end center I’m fine with it but I’m not against trading spurgeon and keeping Addison.
