We Suck

You just made this the worst Ahl team in the Ahl Congratulations

Screw it, I am rating all of them.
- Benning -> TOR: It works, Benning isn't really going to be anything better than worth a 3rd rounder ever is he? Plus Toronto NEEDS more Defenseman with expiring contracts, they love those.
- Draisaitl -> LA: I hate it because that could be the LaFreniere pick and I'd like to stop watching 1st overallers be shockingly underwhelming in Edmonton, (Praise be to McJesusus) Also that Draisaitl contract is looking pretty decent right now. Not a worthwhile return for Edmonton because why trade a young player just hitting their prime who is as good Draisaitl just to go back to the drawing board.
- Nuge -> NYR: Is Kreider re-signing? Bit of a downgrade on Nuge for some ok to lame draft picks. Don't do it.
- Kassian/Chiasson -> SJS: This could've been 1 trade. Could probably get a 3rd rounder of some sort for Chia.
- Larsson ->MTL: They take this because of how hard they're winning that trade. They wouldn't want to since their right side is packed but Larsson is a fantastic defensive dman with great physicality. They'd be fine to move Juulsen or another RHD to have Weber, Petry and Larsson be their right side in exchange for Artturi "Is he really just a 3rd liner at best?" Lehkonen and some lower picks. Bad for Edmonton.
- Klefbom ->CHI: At least you got a decent draft pick this time. Chicago wins still though because reliable defensive d like Klefbom aren't that cheap or young or available. Maata has had a cup hangover for years now.

It would be interesting to see how much McDavid could score in the AHL. He could pot 200pts there.

Why with the Drai trade, just why?

Toronto says yes to the Benning deal

Well put. Draisaitl is criminally underrated, as is Klefbom. Both have magnificent value contracts - Klefbom is playing like a true #1 D (and just entering his prime) this year while carrying rookie partners, and is signed for 4 years at $4.1M!! He is currently 8th in the league among defenders with 9 points in 10 games.

Since the beginning of last year Draisaitl (121) trails only Kucherov (137) and McDavid (133) in points, and trails only Ovechkin in goals (56 v 58). Even if you go back 3 years to the beginning of the 2016-17 season (when Leon was just 20 years old), you'll find that Draisaitl is 6th in the league in points and 10th in goals. If his $8.5M seems like a bargain now, how will it look in 2024-25?