If Pietrangelo walks

Wow. Has Dumba fallen so badly in your eyes? Thomas is a good player don't get me wrong but that price you are paying IMO should get you an elite center. I think you are overpaying here like crazy.

Robert Thomas is very underated and only 20 years old. Dumba has had his struggles as of late, defensively specifically. Injuries probably played a factor as well, however I believe Thomas is a legit future 1C for the Blues and worse case scenario a first line winger.

Remove your first and it's more fair

Hmm I think he has great instincts but I'm not sure he has the fire power of a true top #1. I guess #1 on different teams means different things but what I mean is Stanley cup winning #1. I think he'll slot way better as a solid #2 on a cup contender type team.

As for Dumba, he had a rough season no doubt. I'm surprised people are willing to "give up on him" that easily though. He was injured and played a huge factor in his season. I'm almost certain he'll be back to Dumba of old by 20-21 if he's continues to rehab properly and puts the work in.

Whichever way you look at it, the 11th overall pick, Stalock and Dumba should be the building blocks in a trade to an absolute stud center. Maybe its just that I don't see Thomas as highly you do. I'm pretty sure just speaking value wise, the 11th p[ck isn't that far in value to Thomas himself IMO. The 11th pick in quite possibly the most hyped about draft in years by the way. I guarantee a stud is gonna fall to Minny with the 11th. They should just keep pick.

@F50marco I'm not ready to give up on Dumba, but given our dire need for a center I don't really see what other asset we can use besides Brodin to get a potential 1C. This is probably a really dumb trade for the Wild but Thomas has flashed legitimate potential and was on pace for 52 points as a 20 year old. I know you're a Montreal fan, so to put it into context Suzuki was on pace for 47 points at the same age averaging over a minute more per game. It would no doubt take a king's ransom to get Suzuki, and I think the same could be said for Thomas. That's why I added so much value here.