A trade I want us to make

Équipe: 2020-21 Sharks de San Jose

Date de création initiale: 11 avr. 2021

Publié: 12 avr. 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

I want the Sharks to trade Donato today. Here's why:

First off I think Donato has actually been pretty solid for us, I don't want to trade him because he's been bad. The problem I have comes in how he fits organizationally and the expansion draft as well.

Donato has been the most valuable on the powerplay, but has been slightly-below average in his play driving and general 5 v. 5 play. I don't think this is an inherently bad thing considering our poor powerplay, but for a team that already struggles a bit to score at even strength, I don't think that's ideal. Donato has been putting up points, but he hasn't been a natural goal scorer which is kind of his claim to fame. I'd rather cash in on him now and see guys like Gregor, Blichfeld, True or Chmelevski get a chance in the future.

In terms of Seattle, as of now, we will have to leave one of Gambrell, Balcers or Donato exposed. People might disagree, but out of the three I'm keeping Gamby and Rudy. If we can limit the number of other good players for the Kraken to take, we might be able to entice them to take Burns (even if it requires compensation). I just think trading him now is better asset management even if they don't take Burns.

Additionally, I think we could get a 2nd out of Donato if we trade him now with retention. He would be a decent add for a team in need of a middle-6 guy to bolster the PP and contribute for less than a million. Long-term I just don't see his upside improving drastically compared to what it is now.

But I dunno, let me know your thoughts.

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