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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
TBH if this wasn't Vancouver making this trade right after making an underwhelming trade to get rid of Miller it wouldn't be that bad.
They dump the Desharnais and Heinen deals as they haven't really worked out for them and which have one more year left on them ($4.25M combined)
Bring in a legitimate top 4 dman (who is a bit underrated) in Pettersson and a bottom 6 guy that I kind of like in O'Connor.
https://x.com/jfreshhockey/status/18...077159981?s=46
And it really costs a 1st to do those things, that's not the worst. I thought that with a lack of dmen on the market this year Pettersson might get a 1st on his own.
But the optics of the whole thing really make this a head scratcher for Vancouver since they seem set on trying to make a push this year.
I guess if they re-sign M. Pettersson it maybe okay but giving up a potential protected first next year is risky. |
I agree with what you're saying. And I agree that flipping the first to help the team now is what they needed to do. But the fact is that Hughes, Pettersson, Boeser and Demko are in their primes, and Miller is near the end of his prime. Their time is now.
And what did they do yesterday?
They traded away their #1 C, and leader. And what did they get for that? A middle 6 C with concussion issues, and they upgraded on Desharnais (a fair bit) and Heinen (a little bit, if at all). Whipdy-effing-do.
Their best player is having a career year, and possibly a Hart Trophy year. Their entire core is in their primes, yet they are in serious jeopardy of not making the playoffs. They are a worse team today than they were yesterday. And it sounds like the locker room issues aren't over.