Even New Jersey:
Obviously protecting:
Greene
Severson
Last protection slot:
John Moore
Jon Merrill
Ben Lovejoy
If they traded for Fowler or Vatanen, they are better off as well. They already exposing one "okay" defenseman if they are going the 7-3-1 route but Vatanen is clearly far superior to all those guys. New Jersey is also a target of going 8-1 because of their poor depth. Getting a player like Vatanen when it's a possibility would be huge opportunity for the Devils.
There's a lot of teams that would love to capitalize on the Ducks situation. Vegas coming to a deal with the Ducks that favours both teams probably makes the most sense.
|