That's just terrible value as the center of the tradeMany Buffalo fans I have seen want to move out their younger players for more established vets, especially a top four RHD. The main trade is Carlo for Cozens, the peripherals are simply to make the cap work better and fill spots.
The Bruins are good, Kings are not what I would consider a trade partner seeing as you have taken any names of interest off the board, and Bruins are not in position to take on their cap problems.Carlo is probably the most expensive. Would be the ask on Peeke, Geekie or Carlo from LA?
LA would have Gavrikov and Moore available or maybe someone like Danault or Fiala if the right deal comes along.
Byfield, Turcotte, Clarke, Laferriere and Kempe aren't being moved.
Would you now. not happening.I could be okay with a deal like Carlo for Moore.
I always liked Lee, but age and money don't work.Anders Lee for Frederic
Myers and Lekk for Carlo?
The Bruins are good, Kings are not what I would consider a trade partner seeing as you have taken any names of interest off the board, and Bruins are not in position to take on their cap problems.
Would accept him as a dump from Buffalo
Kulich + Jokirhaju + 3rd round pick for Carlo
So what are your lines for the Bruins after this deal at 5 on 5 and on PK1 and PK2 after this deal? And what are your plans for breaking in Poitras and Lysell?
Every time I work it out it just looks like a team that is setting itself up for all the kids to be ready right when Pasta, Marchand, and the Lindholm's are leaving their prime or are out of the league in Marchand's case with a team that is worse in the meantime.
I'm fine with the general principle of doing a severe Carlo downgrade to help the forward group. But does the potential help Kulich could bring the forward group lineup timeline wise?
Regardless of what the proposal was you may want to revisit the whole "worst contract in the NHL" narrative. After a bit of a slow start for the whole team Nurse is having an excellent season. While the offense is down slightly from his year that saw him get that deal he is probably playing the best hockey of his career.So the worst contract in the NHL, a 30 yr old dman that can stick in the nhl currenlly in the A. A good prospect struggling in the A and a first two years out for a good 2/3 center on a good contract, a solid defensive top 4 rh d on a solid contract and another solid young top 9 power forward on an expiring contract. I'm gonna go ahead and assume correctly you're an Oil fan. You forgot the 50% retention on Nurse and the other pieces you're sending to the Bruins.
The Bruins as they are right now are going nowhere. They have to do a mini retool to get relevant again. Its the only way because they won't ever do a rebuilt. They have to get some young players with potential to get this retool done. Kulich has top 6 and center position potential and being with and training with Pasta and Zacha could be huge for him. Carlo has trade value but trading him worsens the team in the short term but this what you have to live on with a retool.
Poitras has the brain and hockey IQ for the NHL already BUT he hasn't the confidence and body to play in it. He still is prone to get hit bad in the AHL. Let him stay down there the year and develop. I am 100 percent sure that this is the right way for his longterm future.
I would have given Lysell a callup already but Sweeney prefered Johnson, Brazeau and Wahlstrom already over him this season. Right now it seems that he has the tools but not the toolbox to have a longterm future in the NHL.
Lines after trading Carlo with everybody healthy.
Kulich - Zacha - Pastrnak
Marchand - Lindholm - Wahlstrom
Frederic - Coyle - Brazeau
Koepke - Beecher - Kastelic
Geekie
Zadorov - McAvoy
Lindholm - Jokiharju
Lohrei - Peeke
Wotherspoon
PK defense pairs
Peeke - McAvoy
Zadorov - Lindholm
McAvoy/Lindholm - Jokiharju
Jokiharju almost made Team Finland for the 4 Nations Tournament, still young, good cap hit, better offense than Carlo altough worse defensive game. I would take the gamble on him on being better in Boston than in Buffalo.
crap offerkings asking about frederic. kaliyev for frederic would be a good swap imo probably small add from the kings
Can someone tell me the last time a defensive dman such as Carlo ever fetched a high value prospect such as Kulich?
How often to 6'5" shutdown right shot d-men with term on a very good contract get moved?
The only position harder to find than top 4 RD is top 6 C.
I mean shit, look at what Philly gave up to Buffalo in faint hopes of creating a top 4 big D.