Confirmed with Link: [COL, CAR, CHI] Rantanen-Hall to CAR, Necas-Drury-25 2nd-26 4th to COL, Chi 25 3rd to Chi (Ret 50% on Mikko)

[AvsMakar08]

Sakic should have made Carolina include Aho in the deal. Imagine getting both Necas and Aho in the deal? Rants is a 100 plus point player and we wanted we could have gotten even more then we agreed.

 

[LOFIN]

Sakic should have made Carolina include Aho in the deal. Imagine getting both Necas and Aho in the deal? Rants is a 100 plus point player and we wanted we could have gotten even more then we agreed.

Should've just called Edmonton and asked for McDavid and Draisaitl for Rantanen. Stupid Sakic.

 

[The Merchant]

Best line in the league.

 

[Murzu]

Necas looks like a Burakovsky-MacKinnon hybrid there. Damn what a gem of a player. Refreshing to see the whole first line skating.

The way Necas draws attention is and will be so dangerous. Last game he gathered the whole Flames 5-man unit to the front of their net like herding dogs gather the sheep to a sheep pen. That could be his nickname, herding dog lol.

 

[flyfysher]

That trade looks better with each game. I see Necas driving the puck into the zone at speed and my reaction is just….damn! He can skate and pass! He can shoot too! OMG!

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

Accidental post

 

[Murzu]

Like to peas in a pod:

 

[Gumballhead]

Accidental post

Well that's fitting for a Necas thread.

 

[DrunkTurtle]

If this really is Marty Necas in Colorado going forward and not just some random hot streak. Then the Canes traded the better player, Drury and pics for a pending UFA who currently doesn't even look like he fits their system that well.

 

[Gumballhead]

Like to peas in a pod:

Can't wait for Nuke to get back so we can see he and Marty together, probably on the power play but it feels like if they separate Nate and Nachos we have two lines that can both enter the zone quickly and score. Current second line isn't that.

If this really is Marty Necas in Colorado going forward and not just some random hot streak. Then the Canes traded the better player, Drury and pics for a pending UFA who currently doesn't even look like he fits their system that well.

The skill and wheels I'm seeing on Necas are real. He can't even really be that comfortable yet but he's getting chances and making that first line even scarier than with Rants on it. This trade could work out to be incredible even if Rants starts to score like his old self.

 

[Alienblood]

Sorry, why would we project based on 7 previous years instead of the most recent 2 years?

How does that make any sense?

I don’t think anybody discredits what Rantanen achieved as an Av. He’s the best winger in the history of this franchise. No doubt. Are we supposed to just sit on the past instead of focusing on the future?

The Rantanen we’ve seen since we won the Cup is more likely to be the Rantanen we see moving forward. That’s normal.

I think Landy is/ was always the better player

 

[DrunkTurtle]

The skill and wheels I'm seeing on Necas are real. He can't even really be that comfortable yet but he's getting chances and making that first line even scarier than with Rants on it. This trade could work out to be incredible even if Rants starts to score like his old selself

The wheels and skill are here to stay. Especially with the skating Necas is in elite company.

Just makes you wonder why the Canes were so hellbent on trading the guy. They been shopping him for some time now.

 

[Gumballhead]

The wheels and skill are here to stay. Especially with the skating Necas is in elite company.

Just makes you wonder why the Canes were so hellbent on trading the guy. They been shopping him for some time now.

He was their best high ceiling trade bait, they must have thought Rantanen was a distinct level up from him. It might turn out that Necas just needed linemates who can keep up with him to unlock what he can be. You see so many high skill guys that reach their floor and not their ceiling, and quite a few who bust, so rescuing one who can become a star in a different situation is risky but definitely an art. Remember we got Nuke when he was at his lowest value, he's like the extreme example of this but it did happen here so there's precedent. Necas was having a fine season before he got here so he wasn't low in value, except maybe a bit to Carolina? Sure looks like they screwed up.

But it's kind of wild that we also got a stylistically ideal 3 or 4C in Drury added in this deal.

 

[LOFIN]

Just makes you wonder why the Canes were so hellbent on trading the guy. They been shopping him for some time now.

Because the last negotiations really were sour, and there was a good chance that Necas had already decided that he would eventually move on from Caroline after his current deal. So if the Canes knew they could not sign Necas during the summer, he would be moved in any case. Getting Rantanen back, is not actually bad value.