Idea For A Fire Sale

Équipe: 2019-20 Red Wings de Detroit

Date de création initiale: 11 déc. 2019

Publié: 16 déc. 2019

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

My rationale:

Edmonton needs forward depth like Ken Hitchcock needs a gym membership. AA is having a bad year, but so is most the damn team. I think he could fill a 2nd line role there and would certainly be an upgrade over Ganger. The Oil also badly need bottom 6 help, which LGD would be perfect for (FFS, they have Shehan in the lineup right now). Wings can afford to could retain salary on both easily to help Edmonton's cap situation and take on a contract like Manning's. A first may sound like a lot, but if the Oilers manage to not collapse in the 2nd half it will be a very late first. A high level prospect, preferably one who's currently playing on the continent, would also be a fair return.

Toronto needs a backup. Plain and simple. I know Jimmy hasn't looked great this year, but Hasek circa 1998 would struggle to look good backstopping this team. Leafs fans also want Ceci run out of town and I'd bet my lunch money Dubas would LOVE to have $2.5 mil worth of cap space free'd up for another deadline move or two. Hell, send them Bernier instead if they really want and party like it's 2014. Throw the wings one of Toronto's 4th round picks for their trouble.

*Edit: I initially had a trade between Nashville centering around Green and Watson, but Nashville was further down the standings than I thought and I forgot that not only did Watson just sign a new deal, he also has domestic violence issues in his past. So I switched this trade to...

Winnipeg has been impressive with a depleted D core this year, but they could use more help. Green would be great on a third pairing/2nd PP quarterback role and they can afford to take his contract on especially if Detroit retains. Wings swap SJ's 3rd for Jet's 2nd so basically Winnipeg gets a Green for the rest of the year in exchange for moving down 15-20 spots in the draft.

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