Late to the game but I love this deal. With no extension, it’s more than fair to SJ and you kept all future core players from the pool on top of a depth scorer / role player in Sharangovich.
I think Z had a lot of potential and utility despite his age and he was one of my favorite prospects for a while but cmon now. I don’t think twice about adding him to get this done. You can give Holtz more time and see what he is.
Mukh I always expected to be moved given the logjam and his upside and size. Will be super curious to see how he ends up, one of the most interesting prospects I’ve seen in a long time.
Okhotiuk doesn’t bother me at all. I think it’s clear they want the idea of Kevin Bahl to work and they’re not going to give up on his profile so seems natural to move Okh. The other thing I’d say is that if you’re projecting the way the game is evolving even a little bit based on current trends, I don’t think you can have non-dynamic defensemen 3-5+ years from now. The game is getting too fast and way more transition oriented. Simple play every time isn’t going to work and I don’t think Okh had the dynamism you’d want, even from the bottom pair role. I liked him but Bahl will learn to get mean or he’ll get moved for someone who is.
The likely late 1sts…Meh. it’s Timo f***ing Meier, bitch.
Great job by Fitz. If I were an SJ fan, I’m not thrilled but it’s not bad either.
By the way, this is why you manage the cap and draft better than we did from 2005-2015. This is why the patience through turmoil is justified. Because you can’t add Ben Thomson, Ryan Rehill, Kujawinski, etc. to any trades because no one wants them.