Those players don't get traded mate, when they do they win a Cup (ie O'Reilly)
Zegras? I mean, what does the locker room have to do with it if we lack skill in the lineup, experience, playing defense from our forwards and a properly built defense? Pettersson 1C, who is good both in attack and defense. I disagree with you.
This team doesn't have enough skill. We had a tight locker room when Okposo was here and they cried when they got boo'd
I think Cozens + Power/Byram solid basis of the deal, especially if the Canucks like Cozens. Not many teams can beat that in many ways. Because Canucks will be looking for a likely young center and a second-pairing PMD, which I understand are their main needs right now. I like Pettersson a lot, and the fact that he is a good friend of our captain gives me some confidence in that. Also there are no alternatives on the market, there is simply no one close without NMC/NTC at a comparable level to Pettersson. It is an Eichel 2.0 deal, only now we have to be the buyers.
They can be had. But I agree, those type of players don’t get traded often.
Acquiring a player that is good at playing defense and offense can only take you so far. Getting a player that can lead others to be willing to play good offense and defense gets you further. EP doesn’t show that sort of impact. I like him a lot of what sort of player he is but he’s not what the team needs, and I’d be willing to bet he falls in line like every other player we seem to target and value highly.
I would start with Cozens + Top Prospect+ 1st lottery protected. I would rather give up Quinn or JJP if thats what it takes than Power or Byram because they are much harder to replace than a winger.
I doubt Vancouver wants to add that much cap in a Pettersson trade.
The locker room showed itself to be tight, but it didn’t show itself to have the drive to do what was necessary. Okposo was a nice guy, nothing he did screams leader.
I agree, I am not on board with trading Byram and Cozens but I would do it if I had to.
Trading Thompson still leaves us searching for a 2C. Part of the allure of an EP trade is that it allows us to slip Thompson into a role that he's better fitted to and finally give us a competitive center spine. Cozens may turn into a productive top 6 winger, but for me, the ship has sailed on him being a center.
I disagree, I'm not sure that's how it works and I don't even know what kind of player he is. Did McDavid or Draisaitl motivate Skinner to play defense? It also depends on the player's ability to play defense, hockey IQ, work ethic and a lot of other things, including coaching. I don't think leadership is the main problem with this team, youth yes, but mostly it's just a poorly built roster and not enough quality. Sure we need some vets like Zucker and we need to cut down on the young guys, but Pettersson is exactly what this team needs right now, a legit 1C with a ton of upside to his game.
Thompson should be a top 6 winger at best. The Tage at center position experiment hasn’t worked out. He’s fundamentally bad at the position.
Of all our forwards in the top 9, the metrics show that Tage was the best at defense, even though he wasn't great at it, and very good at attack, he certainly can't win the FO, but the other forwards were worse at defense.
Well what I meant was, if Thompson is on EP40's wing, I don't want to see Cozens as our 2C again and we'll still need to get two top 4 RDs after trading Power or Byram, plus add 2C if Tage on wing.
