Avsblitzkrieg
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To be frank if those were the straight across deals. I'm keeping Mack and lando. Just prefer my guys. We have some D on the way and we aren't as desperate as we once wereMacKinnon ~ Lindholm, Landeskog ~ Fowler.
To be frank if those were the straight across deals. I'm keeping Mack and lando. Just prefer my guys. We have some D on the way and we aren't as desperate as we once wereMacKinnon ~ Lindholm, Landeskog ~ Fowler.
If I'm not mistaken (?), Landeskog had a higher ppg than MacInnon as a 19 year old - and he is on a whole other level regarding the over all game (especially defensively).
He was also given the captaincy as the youngest player in NHL history - which speaks volumes about his character.
Mack went through a sophomore slump. However he did beat Gretzky's s
Scoring streak as a rookie. See how that works?
Yup you missed it.So he had a string of 13 good games in a row, what does that prove?
I do see where fellow Anaheim:ians are coming from, but my point is that we have several great young D-men in the organisation and lack high-end wingers/centers.
This puts us in the same situation as Edmonton, who let a better player go to fill a much needed black hole among top-2 (at least 4) RD:s.
Anaheim can hang onto #47 and hope he develops into a true #1 - and trade away Fowler (like most fans seems to want). I think that letting the best skating D-man in the NHL go will be a very bad idea.
Like I've said before. I'd rather give up Vatanen, but then you have the same situation as Edmonton, lacking a RD.
If Landeskog + isn't enough for you, which player(s) would you realistically give Lindholm up for? Remember that said player also has to be tied up on a good contract, preferbly more than 4 years.
Who?
If I'm not mistaken (?), Landeskog had a higher ppg than MacInnon as a 19 year old - and he is on a whole other level regarding the over all game (especially defensively).
He was also given the captaincy as the youngest player in NHL history - which speaks volumes about his character.
You can win without elite wingers. You can't win without elite defenseman.
Where do you see Lindholm in the NHL right now among d-men, around 25th?
How many d-men are truly elite? How much would he have to improve to get to the top-5ish, which I assume is the cut-off of the truly elite defencemen?
The amount of great talents among defencemen right now is simply astounding.
Lindholm is higher on the list of top D-men that Landeskog is on the list of forwards.
Is he higher on the list of LD:s than Landeskog is on the list of LW:s?
Is he higher on the list of LD:s than Landeskog is on the list of LW:s?
That is not how you build a team. This team is built from the back to front. You don't just pop out the best player in that spot because you've got some lottery tickets that might pay off in a few years. You typically draft a player like Lindholm once every decade or two. We likely don't have two or three.
IMO, yes. Though limiting it that much is kind of pointless.
Where do you see Lindholm in the NHL right now among d-men, around 25th?
How many d-men are truly elite? How much would he have to improve to get to the top-5ish, which I assume is the cut-off of the truly elite defencemen?
The amount of great talents among defencemen right now is simply astounding.
Landeskog is not better than Hall.
Hall could return Lindholm 1 for 1 had the Oilers been interested in trading Hall to a team in the West and had the Ducks been interested in trading Lindholm.
Landeskog could not bring back Lindholm 1 for 1. There would have to be an add on the Avs part.
I aggree with this statement. However, to pass on a potentially elite talent to get a lesser d-men is folly. I think Edmonton is a good example of this. This year as an example do you take pool party or one of the d-men. It may have been a good idea to trade down and take a kings ransom. My point being is that there is more skilled forwards then d-men. You can't miss on the d-men otherwise you'll be killed in the media.
Don't kid yourself, Anaheim had a lot of media attention over the past few years compared to New Jersey
There is little to none as far as media coverage for the Cali teams. That's part of the reason guys like playing here. You leave the rink and can go about living a normal life with no attention. The only media attention ANA gets is if they are put on the network game. Either way media coverage or not Lindholm >>Larsson.
Nah bro I understood. I agree the trade is a bad idea. Landy doesn't hold the value of Lindholm. Landy is however a very good player and a fan favorite.I feel like there may be crossed wires, here. I'm a Ducks fan arguing that Lindholm is more valuable to Anaheim than Landeskog would be.
Nah bro I understood. I agree the trade is a bad idea. Landy doesn't hold the value of Lindholm. Landy is however a very good player and a fan favorite.
I guess I was just going off of the subject a bit on building from the blue line out
IMO, yes. Though limiting it that much is kind of pointless.
You can win without elite wingers. You can't win without elite defenseman.
Landeskog hasn't improved on his 19 year old season in terms of PPG, you can't just arbitrarily compare one random year of two players careers. MacKinnon is 3 years younger and has a lot higher offensive upside. He is also a centre which is more valuable.