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Originally Posted by ComixZone
For me, part of it is also gaining assets from Hanifin while not losing the better defender for nothing.
I think Brodie is better than Hanifin today, and likely will be for the next 2 to 3 season in my opinion. In no way do I dislike Hanifin though, I am tired of seeing this team manage reactively rather than proactively.
We ended up giving up the 12th overall (2018), 43rd overall (2018), and 57th overall (2019) for Travis Hamonic - I'd be looking for that type of return. So when we traded that 12th overall pick, we didn't know it was a 12th overall - but I'd do it for a 12th overall in this year's draft + 2nd round picks.
If things were to end today with no return to play, these are the teams in the range I'd look at:
New Jersey - 10th
Minnesota - 11th
Winnipeg - 12th
New York - 13th
Florida - 14th
Columbus - 15th
I'd argue most of those teams would have interest for those picks.
Your view of an NHL roster is that of a fan that has cheered for bad teams, or still thinks it's the 1990s. 3rd, 4th line players can't be plugs/grinders/energy guys anymore. Top teams get production from lines 1-4. Phillips is a guy who can give us that.
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New Jersey has 7th OA, 11th OA and 13 OA, depending on the lottery result, and I could see them trading the 13th for a 23 year old 20+ minute per game US born Dman on a good contract. Their LHD D depth isn't exactly great and he could help now while also still being in his prime as the rebuild progresses for them.
Devils need to add though. Maybe Mirco Mueller?
Hanifin for 13th OA, & Mueller
Or maybe Hanifin, Bennett, 45th overall for 13th overall, Gusev and Mueller
Gusev is small, but he put up 0.67 points per game with 14:40 ice time as a rookie on a crappy team.
Sign Brodie, sign Hall
Hall - Monahan - Gaudreau
Tkachuk - Lindholm - Gusev
Mangiapane - Backlund - XXXX
Lucic - Ryan - YYYY
XXXX = Dube, Phillips, Gawdin, UFA
YYYY = Dube, Phillips, Gawdin, UFA
ZZZZ = Stone, Kylington, Mackey, UFA
Giordano - Brodie
Mueller - Andersson
Valimaki - ZZZZ