He was literally traded hours after for decent value. He was hardly available all summer, he was traded before the draft. Summer hadn't even began for the NHL. You either are deliberately lying or do not have the capacity to remember things that happened less than 18 months ago.
Why would you think this is good? Our forward ranks are badly jammed and McCormick's contract was expiring. Having a couple extra contract spots would have been beneficial this season on the waiver wire and filling out the AHL roster. Would much rather be able to just sign Frank Corrado (or someone of his ilk) right now and have him come up so Chabot doesn't have to play 30 minutes a night.
That is terrible analysis. Zaitsev is an upgrade and someone the coach wanted. We also got Connor Brown.
Zaitsev is one of the worst players in the NHL today and we have him signed for 5 years. It was a terrible trade. Connor Brown is a decent third liner. There are dozens of Connor Browns out there that wouldn't require us taking on one of the worst contracts in hockey. Dorion absolutely f***ed us on that deal.
There is literally no D available right now. Contracts are not an issue.
You really don’t care about the truth. Saying Zaitsev is one of the worst players in the NHL is all I need to know about your opinions.
That he had to unload him. Every GM knew Dorion was over a barrel Wilson had no such pressure to move him. That is called context.
That was just a self imposed deadline. There was no rush to move Hoffman. They handicapped themselves. Hoffman had a conflict with a player they were already in the process of trading. If they had kept Karlsson, you'd have an argument but the wheels were already turning and he had 1 foot out the door. There is no context that makes that insane trade look good. It was all a colossal f*** up on Dorion's part at every turn.
You'd be hard pressed to count worse defensemen on one hand in the entire league who play regular minutes. For players who've played 250 minutes or more Zaitsev ranks 498th in SCF%, 506th in CF%, 506th SF%, and 469th xGF. Basically the only Dmen who rank below him are all D for the Rangers.
I think Dorion still wanted to keep Karlsson. Melnyk and Karlsson had different ideas.
Oh well, I'm sure you'll have a coherent argument to disprove me coming along any time now.
It is a completely refutable fact. Flush your spreadsheet and watch the game. The stats you mentioned will be as useless as plus minus eventually. If you actually watch games and think Zaitsev is that bad you are a lost cause and this is pointless.
What part of watching Zaitsev do you like? Him constantly failing to exit the zone? Getting walked routinely? Maybe completely losing his man in front of the net? Stacking his coverage with his partner leaving guys alone for tap ins? What defensive wizardry rebukes all the numbers that point to him being a completely incompetent defenseman? Maybe you're just a big fan of these guys:
