Player Discussion Elias Pettersson - A Forward Who Scores

[Szechwan]

I don't see management going for that. Would have to be some kind of "win now"-"win now" trade scenario. I think I saw someone on HF mentioned EP for Zibanejad. Would have to be something crazy like that where the other team is also looking at a massive shake up. Tough trade to pull off.

Awful idea, Zib is 31 and while still productive, generally appears to be on the downswing. NYR would do that in a heartbeat.

 

[sting101]

Cozens Byram would be tempting

 

[timw33]

I don't see management going for that. Would have to be some kind of "win now"-"win now" trade scenario. I think I saw someone on HF mentioned EP for Zibanejad. Would have to be something crazy like that where the other team is also looking at a massive shake up. Tough trade to pull off.

If we're frustrated with Elias Petterson, Mika Zibanejad would make us want to jump off a bridge.

Agreed.

If his play doesn't sort itself this season, he has to be traded before that NMC kicks in.

There will be teams that want him, we'll get an Eichel package or something back (plus cap space) from CBJ or Anaheim and you move on. It would suck but I don't see how you can double down at that point.

Hopefully it does not come to that.

Dhaliwhal round up today cites talking to Western Conference Executive who thinks that Utah, Chicago, and Buffalo would be very interested in Pettersson if things kept moving sideways.

 

[mathonwy]

Is this the new tank thread?

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Now he’s a salary dump. Hahahaha.

Huh..?

No. The team acquiring Pettersson would need to make space for his contract.

He is not a salary dump.

 

[supercanuck]

Awful idea, Zib is 31 and while still productive, generally appears to be on the downswing. NYR would do that in a heartbeat.

If we're frustrated with Elias Petterson, Mika Zibanejad would make us want to jump off a bridge.
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Sorry yeah. I wasn't saying to make that specific trade, but that it would have to be a trade where both teams wanted a massive change and were giving away an important player to make it happen.