He was a sheltered dman behind both Hedman and McD. He hadn't lived up to the 8.5 aav contract and was still making very questionable decisions far too often, especially in his own end. He has plenty of talent, and perhaps he puts it all together in Utah, but whether Tampa had acquired Hanifin at the deadline or them when they did re-acquirr McD, the writing on the wall was there for Serg. It was a win-win, but Moser and Geekie have looked good so far in Tampa.
Sergachev was good in the 2020 Cup run, but quite pedestrian in sheltered minutes in the 2021 Cup run. He showed big time flashes in the 2022 Cup Final run, had a great offensive regular season in 2022-23, but his defensive play was inconsistent to outright bad in Tampa.
He’s been the team’s MVP this season. It’s only been a month. So I don’t want to get too crazy. But he’s Utahs October MvP anyway.
His all around play has been great. He’s keeping the team together out there.
I really think this is the type of trade both fanbases could end up loving.
Yes they could have but they would not be able to ice a 21 or 22 man roster. Glad Sergi is doing well he is a quality player. Geekie and Mosier still have room to improve but not many are going to complain about their game.
