Dorrington gets a solid shrug from me. I never saw anything amazing in him, and everything about him screams he's a generic depth defenseman who'll have a Jett Woo-like AHL career and serve as a 7th D-man at best. I legitimately think Hirose is above him on the depth chart, and McWard is at his level.
I shared a similar impression but over in the Dorrington thread there were others who saw things differently. Again, if he's a nothing prospect that we weren't going to sign anyway then he's just a throwin. If he somehow has value then I don't see a need to throw him into a trade where we're trading them JT Miller. There was a rumor that we had asked for Fortescue so I wonder if a swap was proposed.
I regard both trades as a 3 team transaction, similar to how NBA trades are done, since they were done on the same day and involved 1 common asset.
The trades were technically announced on separate days but point taken.
There was a lot of negative noise from this forum about the contract lengths, AAV and on-ice performances for Heinen and Desharnais. The trade was effective in clearing cap space and contract spots for the future. This eliminated being on the hook for $4.25 mill until 2026.
Agreed. And I was completely on board with getting rid of Heinan and Desharnais even though it was self-inflicted. But that was on the assumption that those two had negative value (which I may be wrong about).
Keep in mind that salary did need to be moved to make the deal work. I'm not sure about Rangers' cap situation but I assume the Rangers needed to send a substantial contract back (e.g. Chytil's) to make the deal work. Similarly, we needed to move some money too as we would be right up against the cap taking. M-Petey and Chytil on.
People can nitpick each detail to death, but overall, I see no overpayment and the team reduced their NHL contracts by 3, including Brannstrom to NYR. For those that lament the loss of Dorrington and Fernstrom, wait until the end of the playoffs and see which prospects that Rutherford includes in his next deals.
My math is bad so maybe I am missing something here but how did you arrive at "reduce their NHL contracts by 3?"
IN: Mancini, Chytil, M-Petey, O'Connor
Out: Brannstrom, Miller, Heinan, Desharnais.
It's 2 contracts in and 2 contracts out in each of the two trades.
Dorrington and Fernstrom did not have NHL contracts. And again, Fernstrom doesn't need to be signed this summer. Dorrington, if he does have NHL potential, is about as good of a prospect we can realistically sign as a UFA and it's not like we're right up against the contract limit. Even after Willander signed we have 46 contracts with a few contracts down on the farm expiring that we don't need to re-up such as Nathan Smith. Maybe you let one of the LD go. Like will Wolanin and Brisebois both return and be playing in Abbotsford? Wolanin hasn't gotten an NHL opportunity here the past 2 seasons. Usually these guys move on. Brisebois has been a lifer but he' s a UFA for the first time and he should command an NHL deal - perhaps a 2 year deal. He might look elsewhere for an opportunity.
