Putting Petro in the same category as Hedman and Doughty brings into question your entire post.
They have an abundance of D prospects that are NHL ready and are less of an unknown commodity vs. trading for pick #5 and drafting a 17-18 year old kid. Kaiden Guhle? Yes please. My only concern is they have seller's remorse from dealing Sergachev and won't want to repeat history dealing Guhle.If Montreal needs forward fire power and we need D, why not make a trade for one of their D prospects who has some seasoning. Then they can restock whoever they lose via the draft and we get a guy closer to competing with less risk?
A player like Dickinson is likely a NHL player in his age 19 or 20 season. It's not like we'd be drafting a player we aren't seeing for 4ish years.
I'd absolutely trade Kyrou for Dickinson straight up. And I like Kyrou a lot, and I think he gets scapegoated too often by our fanbase. But we don't have a young defenseman like Dickinson and we don't have access to a young defenseman like him. If trading a winger gets us that prospect who has the potential to be a pillar on defense, you pull the trigger IMO. We have proven to be very good at scouting wingers. Or trading Snuggy. If that gets us someone like Guhle or Byram, do it and don't look back.
Dream offseason
Overhaul coaching staff
Trade Kyrou for D and futures
Trade Snuggy and 1st for Clayton Keller
Extend Buchnevich
Find a competent 2C in UFA
Fill out the bottom 6 with identity players
Dream offseason
Overhaul coaching staff
Trade Kyrou for D and futures
Trade Snuggy and 1st for Clayton Keller
Extend Buchnevich
Find a competent 2C in UFA
Fill out the bottom 6 with identity players
If anyone suggests anyone from Toronto, the answer is almost certainly no. Not after that "performance" the Leafs put up tonight.
Reported for trolling.Perunovich-Parakyo
Leddy-Faulk
Krug-Kessel
Nope! The defense is fixed.Reported for trolling.
This board is all about bringing former blues back, so I’d take Reaves and EdmundsonIf anyone suggests anyone from Toronto, the answer is almost certainly no. Not after that "performance" the Leafs put up tonight.
What’s wrong with Rush??Absolutely agree, Toronto and nearly everything from Toronto is cancer.
Perunovich-Parakyo
Leddy-Faulk
Krug-Kessel
I actually like that D if it had a legit 1LD.
I'm really hoping Krug is secretly a huge fan of skiing and considers Utah ski resorts among his favorites and would waive his NTC to go to a Utah team that doesn't have a single defenseman signed right now for next season, and we take home something out of their stockpiled draft picks.In all seriousness, maybe we're stuck with Krug, may as well put him in a spot where we can get the most out of him, 3LD.
Again, he could do what Kris Russell did for us many moons ago from a similar position.
We really need a 1LD...badly.
Too bad we can't go back in time and get prime Pronger.
The no-trade says Arizona Coyotes on it, but he's going to Utah. Checkmate.I'm really hoping Krug is secretly a huge fan of skiing and considers Utah ski resorts among his favorites and would waive his NTC to go to a Utah team that doesn't have a single defenseman signed right now for next season, and we take home something out of their stockpiled draft picks.