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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Huh?
Wyatt Johnston is a player I could see move in one of those once a decade deals where someone like Jack Eichel is on the market. A very good NHL center that you’d move to get a franchise player in a package.
Rasmus Andersson is a #3D on an expiring contract, coming off a bad year by his own standards.
Duchene and an over the hill Seguin means all of a sudden their 22 year old stud center is expendable? No chance and we are squinting really hard to make the pieces work for Dallas in this NHL25 fantasy scenario.
If Wyatt Johnston were indeed a piece the Stars were leveraging to improve their blue line, they could do a hell of a lot better than Ras as the target.
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Your analysis of Andersson is the problem and it is likely poisoned by your opinion.
#3D do not play ~24 minutes per night. Andersson is a top pair RD. He may not carry a team but if you put him with talent he rises to the occasion. The Stars already have talent and playing Andersson with Heiskanen gives you a legitimate minute munching top pair. Andersson also brings things to the equation that Heiskanen is not good at: Hits, Blocks, Penalty Killing
Andersson is the best RD available both this year and next but he is available now. Also, this can all be had for $2.275M for the next year with 8 more years of control in an extension.
Sure, the Stars could try to land Karlsson instead but he is 7 years older and almost 3 times the cap hit (and I think he is a defensive liability). That doesn't really work for what the Stars are trying to do but I'm sure you can think of one other real alternative that fits.... go on.