Ranking Gorton’s Moves (#3)

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

The Adam Fox trade won poll # 2 with 32.6% of the votes.

1. Zibanejad and a 2nd for Brassard (87%)
2. Adam Fox for two 2nds (32.6%)

Gonna add Keane for Gauthier for now. Remember that we’re ranking all of his moves so we’re gonna see some not so great moves on this poll after the first couple threads.

Click to read more...

 

[Irishguy42]

Stepan+Raanta for 7OA+DeAngelo

 

[Fugazy]

It’s close but I’ll go with the Nash trade considering he was gone by the end of the season.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Stepan trade should win this one pretty easily

 

[Ail]

Stepan
Nash
Getting rid of Skjei

my next three.

 

[eco's bones]

It's Panarin everybody. He's our most lethal forward and we didn't give up any players for him either.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

It's Panarin everybody. He's our most lethal forward and we didn't give up any players for him either.

Yes, but in some cases, people will argue the player subtracted (e.g. Stepan, Skjei, and even McDonagh) is part of the value.

I go with the Nash deal pretty easily here. Panarin vs. Stepan+ Raanta for the 7th OA and ADA is my first tough decision.

 

[stan the caddy]

Nash was completely toast when they traded him and they got a really nice return.

 

[darko]

Stepan trade should win this one pretty easily

Nash trade is better IMO.

 

[Machinehead]

I guess the DeAngelo thing even though we might lose him.

Getting rid of Stepan who was about to hit the wall was the real win.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Nash trade is better IMO.

How are you evaluating the trades? I'm looking at them at face value rather than applying the moves that followed using assets from those deals. So in that case, I see Ranta and Stepan for ADA and the 7th OA as a better overall return than Nash for Spooner, Beleskey, Lindgren, a 1st, and whatever else we got.

 

[NYR Viper]

Stepan trade for this one. ADA is phenomenal.

Next is Nash

 

[Sayba]

Does it matter that the 7th pick was Lias?

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Does it matter that the 7th pick was Lias?

No

 

[bobbop]

The Adam Fox trade won poll # 2 with 32.6% of the votes.

1. Zibanejad for Brassard and a 2nd(87%)
2. Adam Fox for two 2nds (32.6%)

Gonna add Keane for Gauthier for now. Remember that we’re ranking all of his moves so we’re gonna see some not so great moves on this poll after the first couple threads.

I fixed this for you

 

[Irishguy42]

Does it matter that the 7th pick was Lias?

It shouldn't.

In polls like these where you're ranking the GM's transactions, stuff like "who was picked with the draft pick" or "were any of these players flipped later on for a different player/pick" shouldn't be anywhere near the discussion.

Like when ranking the Nash trade for this exercise, Strome should NOT be viewed as part of it, at all. Especially since they didn't happen close to one another.

While moves generally lead into other moves, they are still kind of their own entity, so you shouldn't let external/later factors like "who was drafted with the pick" influence rankings.

EDIT: Same goes for player progression. Example: the Stepan trade was made 2.5 years ago. We shouldn't really be using how players are now when evaluating stuff like this because back when the trade was made, it was only a potential for this outcome to happen.

 

[CasusBelli]

That ADA trade was awesome, given Tony’s development. What we did with the first rounder was a disaster.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

That ADA trade was awesome, given Tony’s development. What we did with the first rounder was a disaster.

At this point, I just pretend we traded Stepan for ADA, lol.

 

[EdJovanovski]

At this point, I just pretend we traded Stepan for ADA, lol.

Andersson has been playing pretty good for HV71