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Originally Posted by VilleN
What excites me about this trade is that with Weegar and Huberdeau we have effectively replaced Gaudreau and Tkachuk from a talent perspective. Huberdeau replacing Gaudreau is basically a wash, which is incredible - you could argue Huberdeau's size makes him more valuable. Based on what I have read, from an analytics standpoint, Weegar is one of the best Dmen in the entire league - to me that replaces Tkachuk's value, albeit very different skillsets.
With our improved Dcorps we should be incredibly hard to score against under a Sutter system, sure we won't score as much - but we won't be scored on as much either. So with the roster as it is today we're about as good as last year on paper. Which is pretty impressive considering our two best forwards left. Now, if we could sign Kadri I think it really puts us into the contender category:
Goaltending: A
Defense: A+
Forwards: B+
Coaching: A+
Could be a very good year.
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I agree with your post overall, but just wanted to comment on a couple things:
First, I don't think Weegar replaces Tkachuk. However, I DO think that Weeger + Schwindt + 1st is, if not fair for Tkachuk, it's at least close enough. And honestly, that is about what I would have expected the trade to be (also including Huberdeau is just insanity)
Second, while I agree with your ratings of everything else, I don't agree with your rating for the forwards. As they stand right now, I would say C+. Add a Kadri, or another top 6 player, and you're at B+