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Kovaz · 11-17-2019, 03:39 PM

Fair enough, if you can add to Bennett to get Rakell I'd drive him to the airport myself.

But if Bennett has to be the secondary piece, then the real important discussion is about the primary piece. Is it our first rounder? Is it Valimaki or Kylington? That's where I hesitate. But at that point, this isn't a "Bennett" trade, it's a "Valimaki+ for Forward X" trade, and to me Bennett is no more or less expendable than any other bottom 6er, and his inclusion would be totally dependant on how big that + needs to be.

As a side-note, I'm really hesitant about any win-now type trade. No matter what trades are out there, the most important thing for this team is that Gaudreau and Monahan need to be highly effective top-line threats. We aren't going to meaningfully upgrade on Lindholm as 1RW, and we aren't going to meaningfully upgrade on Tkachuk-Lindholm-Giordano as linemates on the 1st PP unit. Upgrading any other spot on the roster is a moot point unless those two are stars again. And if we need to re-tool, I'd rather have all of those pieces either on the roster or as trade chips.

11-17-2019, 03:39 PM	#2613
Kovaz Scoring Winger Join Date: Nov 2016 Exp:	Fair enough, if you can add to Bennett to get Rakell I'd drive him to the airport myself. But if Bennett has to be the secondary piece, then the real important discussion is about the primary piece. Is it our first rounder? Is it Valimaki or Kylington? That's where I hesitate. But at that point, this isn't a "Bennett" trade, it's a "Valimaki+ for Forward X" trade, and to me Bennett is no more or less expendable than any other bottom 6er, and his inclusion would be totally dependant on how big that + needs to be. As a side-note, I'm really hesitant about any win-now type trade. No matter what trades are out there, the most important thing for this team is that Gaudreau and Monahan need to be highly effective top-line threats. We aren't going to meaningfully upgrade on Lindholm as 1RW, and we aren't going to meaningfully upgrade on Tkachuk-Lindholm-Giordano as linemates on the 1st PP unit. Upgrading any other spot on the roster is a moot point unless those two are stars again. And if we need to re-tool, I'd rather have all of those pieces either on the roster or as trade chips.