For a little perspective, I've put my two trades together:
Forwards: I consider a win, given Datsyuk and Kopitar's respective ages. Simmonds is the key in making this worth it in near future. Vanek wasn't playing great for me, and is pretty one-dimensional.
In
Kopitar
Plekanec
Simmonds
Out:
Datsyuk
Vanek
Smithson
Defense: Significant improvement this year. Significant loss for the future, depending how long Pronger sticks around. Getting Sarich's 4.5 off the books for the next two years after this one is important, though.
In:
Pronger
Gervais
Out:
Phaneuf
Sarich
Prospects: Lost. Losing Granlund isn't such a big deal with Nino coming in, though, and Grimaldi is a guy I've never been super high on, so I'm okay with it.
In:
Niederreiter
4th
Out:
Granlund
Grimaldi
What does this all mean? Who knows. I think I took a net loss overall, but am very happy about some of the pieces I picked up front and where they fit into the future of this team. Only time will tell how it really plays out.
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