Aren't these largely always volume based deals though.
I might be wrong but there are few examples of deals where it's a good vet for a blue chip prospect.
There are two that come to mind:
2022-Jun-29 Brock Faber Traded from Los Angeles Kings with round 1 pick in the 2022 draft (Liam Ohgren) to Minnesota Wild for Kevin Fiala
And then of course this epic fail:
2013-Apr-03 Filip Forsberg traded from Washington Capitals to Nashville Predators for Martin Erat and Michael Latta
Again, I might be forgetting others.
And Faber wasn't Faber yet at the time of that trade.
He was a guy that had 3 goals and 26 points in 59 career NCAA games at the time of that trade. He looked like he'd be a good puck moving defensive dman at the next level but not a star.
Then he went and had more goals as an NHL rookie (8) than he did in 3 NCAA seasons (7).
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Aren't these largely always volume based deals though.
I might be wrong but there are few examples of deals where it's a good vet for a blue chip prospect.
There are two that come to mind:
2022-Jun-29 Brock Faber Traded from Los Angeles Kings with round 1 pick in the 2022 draft (Liam Ohgren) to Minnesota Wild for Kevin Fiala
And then of course this epic fail:
2013-Apr-03 Filip Forsberg traded from Washington Capitals to Nashville Predators for Martin Erat and Michael Latta
Again, I might be forgetting others.
I would add the most recent Hughes trade as one blue chip (Buium) and volume to the list.
Branstrom was thought to be an elite prospect at the time of the Stone trade, a recent 15th overall pick from 19 months earlier who had put up impressive points in the AHL as a rookie up to that point.
It is also rare for teams to be trading an asset of high value and not expecting to get any immediate help back, which is a contributing factor I think to how rare it is.
For me if it was a 1st and a mid prospect the first would have to be the Sharks first. The Oilers first will not be worth much in all likelihood. Sharks could easily be 11th or 12th overall.
Late pick and volume is just typical UFA return though. Hope that a team overpays and gives up a prospect like Brzustewicz but that is on the rarer side. 11th overall would better than basically any rental trade I can remember. It was the downside of not trading him in the same summer as Markstrom
The rumour was for a signed Rasmus though. Would agree that a rental is probably that type of package but what is the point of trying to trade him somewhere he will sign if not to increase the value of the package.
Sharks with an extension in place would be a great fit for all parties. Sharks have the assets to trade, are about to become a perennial playoff team IMO, and could definitely use the veteran presence. Would love to get Edmonton’s 2026 1st round pick.
I’m sending out my kite, haven’t heard of the Sharks having interest thus far.
I will say that Andersson nixed 1 California team, I’d be hard pressed to see him extend in another but a young talented team… never know.
He’s wanted a cup contending team to date however.
I think SJ has always been popular for veterans/family men. It's laid back, nice community, decent weather etc. it's perceived differently from LA.
They won't be competing this year but I think they might suddenly click and become a really good team sooner than people think.
If I had to guess the Untouchables from the Sharks would be Celebrini (duh), Dickinson, Misa, Smith, Musty, Eklund, and Cherynyshov.
Names I think could be available would be Bystedt, Cagnoni, Lund, Halttunen, Sahlin Wallenius, Mckinney, Wang.
I suppose they might be convinced to move one of their young "untouchables " if they consider the potential for logjams and all those RFA contracts coming up. I doubt a cup winning team will have all those guys if and when they get there.
Aren't these largely always volume based deals though.
I might be wrong but there are few examples of deals where it's a good vet for a blue chip prospect.
There are two that come to mind:
2022-Jun-29 Brock Faber Traded from Los Angeles Kings with round 1 pick in the 2022 draft (Liam Ohgren) to Minnesota Wild for Kevin Fiala
And then of course this epic fail:
2013-Apr-03 Filip Forsberg traded from Washington Capitals to Nashville Predators for Martin Erat and Michael Latta
Again, I might be forgetting others.
That Erat/Forsberg trade is probably a huge reason trades like that dont happen.
I’d love that fit. Rasmus would be a great addition to that team. They would love his swagger there and they are definitely on the up. Good pieces there too.
