Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
1.) Toffoli is much better than sheary
Yes, but Kings need to add speed - and Sheary scored more goals last season than Toffoli. It sounds like Blake wants to mix things up and won't be able to dump Carter or Kovalchuk; they also have little in way of defensive prospects which they'd be adding as well.
Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
2.) Arizona has ekman Larsson, goligoski and chychrun at LHD and are almost the cap
Goligoski has been an anchor they've been trying to unload for a while - and Tocchet clearly trusts Housley's input with the hire to run the defense. We know how Housley used Scandella last year....
Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
3.) Adding echl players to ristolainen isnt getting ehlers
Stevens was in Rochester (AHL) last year....I could see Sabres retaining some of Ristolainen's salary to help Jets situation but they can't take on Perreault's contract.
Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
4.) Ottawa is at the floor and isnt trading assets for depth players
When they barely have an NHL roster as it is, they can't put jerseys on draft picks of the future. Wilson is the kind of veteran bottom 6 player that a young rebuilding team like Ottawa could be willing to take, especially if it's only for a 1 year commitment at barely over $1M. A 4th rounder isn't a high quality asset either.