I guess it remains to be seen how much skill he actually has. Only 5 goals and 14 points this year.
Poile and Trotz should be taking Sullivan out for a fine steak, lol. I wonder if that hiding pushed Briesbois to pick up his phone and force this deal though.
I've been interested in the guy for a bit but man.
Foote is garbage, but third round and 5th round picks aren't worthless. Rare combo yes, but how much skill is actually there is still a question mark. It's also.. what else could you get with that package?
I would probably rather trade two firsts than a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th.
If that's the case then that's a hard pass. No thank you!
The asking price is 3 equivalent 1st round picks. So either the picks themselves or recently drafted prospects. Theres been rumors they are pretty adamant about one of the 1sts being for this year as well too.
I think even before this trade, TB probably beats TO in round one
We might not even make the playoffs, it's just not worth it. If this is the market it would be insane for us to get involved at that high level.
Hex hasnt been interested on Chychrun due to cost, Sully has had differing opinion on that if you believe media reports. Only thing Hex has openly admitted to is that our bottom 6 hasnt worked and needs to be changed. That I think everyone can agree on. I wasnt expecting us to go big game hunting before and I still dont.
I certainly hope you're right. I'm all for upgrading the bottom six if we can at a reasonable price. But after a move like this it makes your head spin. LOL
For real. I was pretty confident guys like Zucker and Dumo, at 50% retained, could bring back nice assets but now I'm convinced that they should sell.
I think Hex nabs a 1-2 depth forwards last minute and maybe picks up a bottom pairing defenseman to get Ruh off the ice. Okay.... The last one is what I hope he does! Regardless I think hes going to dumpster dive when some teams get desperate to move their guys.
I thought he did a really nice job getting Rakell last year. His price came down and we got him right before the deadline, obviously we're looking for a little bit more quality as far as our depth goes up front, but if the prices do come down I think he would enter into the fray. And honestly based on what we've just seen, I hope that's how it plays out.
Undoubtedly he should be criticized, but last year's trade deadline I believe he did a pretty good job for us. And if I remember correctly he did pick up a couple decent pieces the year before. I think this is the time of year he actually performs well. Let's hope so. We're only 5 days away so, we'll see.
