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devo22 · 07-28-2025, 08:30 AM

At the core, I think my team is not there yet, so I felt splitting Marner into multiple youngish assets might be more beneficial in the long run.

There was no way I wasn't going to make a play for one of the top Austrians in the league at some point, and I'm happy to add Rossi here. I remain a big believer in the kid and think he will be a solid top 6 center for a long time. His progression has been solid and I think he has more to give ... just get him away from John Hynes, please.

Geekie was overdrafted a bit by the Coyotes and I think he would have benefitted from a full AHL season with big minutes, instead of playing bottom six minutes with the Lightning. But there's a player there and I think he can pop if given the opportunity higher up the lineup. Wheeler had him at 25 in his 2022 re-draft recently, in a similar bracket as my prospects Luneau, Poitras and Casey - I think that's fair. Brunicke has had a great D+1 year and looks like a steal for the Penguins. He adds to a D prospect pool that I already loved before (Luneau, Molendyk, Aitcheson, Casey, Boumedienne), and I think he has decent upside. Wheeler believes in the kid, and so do I.

Combining my big offseason deals with Colorado and Minnesota, it adds up to this:

IN: Marco Rossi, Matty Beniers, Connor Geekie, Harrison Brunicke, 2026 3rd
OUT: Yanni Gourde, Matthew Wood, Ross Colton, 2026 1st, 2025 2nd (#57)

I still like Wood as a prospect (skating remains an issue), and that 1st rounder next year might sink this sequence of trades if my team bombs and/or the lottery gods are cruel, but overall, I'm very happy with those moves. The bet is that either Rossi or Beniers can find another gear, then it might be a really nice 1-2-3 punch down the line with them and Caleb Desnoyers. Geekie and Brunicke just add to a suddenly pretty healthy prospect pool (11 players in Wheeler's recent top 100 drafted skaters list).

Thanks for the fun talks, Jiri. I actually think that's the first major deal we've made, so it was long overdue anyway.

07-28-2025, 08:30 AM	#170
devo22 Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Austria, NOT Australia Exp:	At the core, I think my team is not there yet, so I felt splitting Marner into multiple youngish assets might be more beneficial in the long run. There was no way I wasn't going to make a play for one of the top Austrians in the league at some point, and I'm happy to add Rossi here. I remain a big believer in the kid and think he will be a solid top 6 center for a long time. His progression has been solid and I think he has more to give ... just get him away from John Hynes, please. Geekie was overdrafted a bit by the Coyotes and I think he would have benefitted from a full AHL season with big minutes, instead of playing bottom six minutes with the Lightning. But there's a player there and I think he can pop if given the opportunity higher up the lineup. Wheeler had him at 25 in his 2022 re-draft recently, in a similar bracket as my prospects Luneau, Poitras and Casey - I think that's fair. Brunicke has had a great D+1 year and looks like a steal for the Penguins. He adds to a D prospect pool that I already loved before (Luneau, Molendyk, Aitcheson, Casey, Boumedienne), and I think he has decent upside. Wheeler believes in the kid, and so do I. Combining my big offseason deals with Colorado and Minnesota, it adds up to this: IN: Marco Rossi, Matty Beniers, Connor Geekie, Harrison Brunicke, 2026 3rd OUT: Yanni Gourde, Matthew Wood, Ross Colton, 2026 1st, 2025 2nd (#57) I still like Wood as a prospect (skating remains an issue), and that 1st rounder next year might sink this sequence of trades if my team bombs and/or the lottery gods are cruel, but overall, I'm very happy with those moves. The bet is that either Rossi or Beniers can find another gear, then it might be a really nice 1-2-3 punch down the line with them and Caleb Desnoyers. Geekie and Brunicke just add to a suddenly pretty healthy prospect pool (11 players in Wheeler's recent top 100 drafted skaters list). Thanks for the fun talks, Jiri. I actually think that's the first major deal we've made, so it was long overdue anyway.