No chance. Stutzle is starting an 8 year deal at 8.3. Bedard looks great but he hasn’t done it yet. If he does blow the doors off the league he will be making way more than that. I doubt the delta between them will be worth 50-70% more AAV. Sanderson is already our #1 D as a rookie, I wouldn’t move him.
Value of: Who on your team would you NOT trade for Bedard?
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You might want to bookmark this when Sanderson starts winning Norris trophies. I don’t expect you to realize how unbelievably good he was as a rookie but he is very special.
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I doubt that. That would be best case scenerio+
On Edmonton I wouldnt trade McDavid and I would be very reluctant to trade Drai but probably would just because Drai only has a couple years left on his contract and is rightly going to be more expensive soon. The rub is that the Oilers are in win now mode for the next 2 or 3 years. In that time period its very very likely Drai would give them a better chance to win than Bedard would. SO maybe I wouldnt trade Drai
Bedard is a great prospect but still just a prospect. I dont doubt he will do well. I do doubt he will be McDavid level because who is???
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Is Bedard generational ? I’m not sure about that. He’s rather small, has never met his teams goalie. I’m thinking a floor of Johnny Hockey and a ceiling of Nate MacKinnon.
Flamesfan62
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Why would they take that? Trade a guy who has had 110+ points 3 times already in his career who probably tops out around the same? You take the proven guy every time.
Kucherov and possibly Hedman and Point.
Kucherov is a top two player in the league and the best playoff scorer of his generation, and as good as Bedard is there’s no guarantee he reaches that level, or if he does that he will do so while the team around him is still competitive. With Hedman and Stamkos heading into the twilight of their careers and a dearth of high end prospects in the Lightning’s system, the time to win is now, and Kucherov gives them the best chance of doing so.
Hedman for Bedard may make sense in a vacuum given the disparity in their ages and salaries, but Hedman when healthy is still one of the top defensemen in the game and the Lightning’s defense simply falls apart whenever he’s out or limited by injury. I might make the trade anyway given that it’s uncertain to what extent he will be able to recover from his latest issues, and the cap space freed up could be used to strengthen the defense and at least somewhat compensate for his departure, but that defense would not be pretty and the Bolts would have to hope that adding Bedard would enable them to outscore their problems defensively.
Lastly, if you put a gun to my head I would probably trade Point for Bedard, but I wouldn’t like doing it. Point is one of the best two-way centers in the league, elevates his game in the postseason, and has a knack for scoring clutch goals. The kid is flat out a winner and as crazy as it may sound to say that I wouldn’t trade him for Bedard, there’s no guarantee that Bedard won’t turn out to be another Matthews who falls apart when he’s needed most. But at least they play the same position and the difference in salary would be huge in allowing the team to add more scoring depth, so I’d lean towards making the trade with the knowledge that I might well regret it.
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Hockeyholic
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Draisaitl is likely gone after next year anyways. Edmonton will need to trade him. Can't risk him going into the 2024 season without a deal.
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Nope me either, possibly Brady Tkachuk as well, anyone else sure.
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Scouting is very good these days. Not only that the Kid has accomplished things in the Hockey world that like less then a handful of players have ever did. And every one of those are sure fire hall of famers. It isn't that he is just a great prospect, he is an unreal prospect. As in only come along every now and then. He toyed with the best prospects in the world many of who were 2 years older then him at WJC-20. He was given exemption status for the WHL. Walk in as a 15 year old (against kids up to 20 years old) and scored almost 2 points a game (15gp 12g 16a 28p).
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Crunchrulz
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If I am Tampa Bay, given the absolute lack of goaltending potential in the once vaunted pipeline, there is no way Vasi is traded. All other players are available, if the players opt to not use the many NTC/LTC that have been handed out.
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…and STL would STILL be stronger than the Hawks will be next year with Bedard.
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Edmonton is in win now mode. No way they do 1 for 1. Best player in the world who already has chemistry with his team for a small kid with 0 NHL experience and is hopefully the best player in the world someday when McDavid is past his prime.
Again, win now mode.
ToasterStutzle
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Scouting isn't great, that's bs. We have heard same things about numerous other prospects in the past. The dude hasn't accomplished anything in the nhl, skinny and short, and will be going against grown men , yet people are crowning him, my gosh
Fourier
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So lets say in 3 years Bedard is as good as McDavid. (This is a very big if by the way). He won't be at that level in his ELC. Moreover at the end of that period, if he has finally reached that level he'll be making more than McDavid.
In the meantime you have closed the Oilers cup window and probably watch Leon leave as a UFA. This means you are starting over with a McDavid level talent but no Draisaitl. Given the Oilers situation I see no way that they would trade either McDavid or Draisaitl for Bedard and nor do I think they should.
