MIN blockbuster

MIN gets a future top 6 center, future top 4 defenseman that were both recent 1st round picks, and McCabe who can fill the shutdown defenseman role Brodin did. Sabres get a long term answer at second pair LD and a stopgap 2C for Cozens.

I can't see how this deal isn't fair. Brodin and Staal only have one year left on their deals so their values cannot be super high. This would mean MIN is probably embracing a rebuild this year, but in that division, are they really making the playoffs anyway? As a Sabres fan, it is tough to see two potentially future core pieces go, but the franchise is at a point where they have to win now. I still believe in Mitts, he has improved every year and was thrown to the wolves his rookie year, which tanked his stock. Bonus: Mitts is from MIN, Johnson plays at the University of MIN, and McCabe isn't from too far away in Wisconsin. Sabres draft Rossi or Lundell and to replace Mitts in the prospect pool

I like this trade for both sides a lot. If you can't get a guy like Tuch or Garland for Risto, trade him for a 2nd and a top RD prospect