Were Too Good

Canes are the hottest team in the league with seemingly no flaws. However, their PP is lacking and Ghost would certainly elevate it. He's also a 5v5 upgrade over De Haan on the 3rd pair. The Canes had plenty of success with an all offense defenseman in Tony D and Ghost's point shot heavy game fits right into what they do. Don't fool yourself, the way Ghost is playing and with 50% retention he's worth a 1st and plus prospect.

Suzuki is pedigreed and still a good prospect but he's struggled with injuries and his path to the NHL is crowded with Drury, Gunler, Trikozov, Koivunen, and Ponomarev all ahead of him in the prospect pecking order. Raanta is a luxury that the Canes can't afford as they'll need to get cap compliant when Kase/Patches/Andersen come back and the way Kochetkov is playing he's not going back to the AHL. Raanta also makes the cap work nice.

SOMEONE IS GOING TO PAY THE YOTES PRICE. Just accept it, especially with how Chych is playing. And no the 1st rounder standard isn't met just because someone was drafted in the first round, so that means no Zadina, no Veleno who don't have 1st round value. So the price is still 2023 1st round pick + another 1st round pick/or 1st round value + another thing.

The 1st round pick is top 3 protected and becomes an unprotected 2024 if it doesn't transfer. The second 1st is Edvinsson. I understand Wings fans won't like it, but one of Edvisson/Kasper/Cossa has to be in the trade. You're not getting him for Wallinder or Johansson as the premier piece. Chych - Seider is an elite first pair. Chiarot - Hronek is pretty nice too. The Wings accelerated their timeline with Chiarot and Copp and Husso. They go "all in" while staying young with Chych. The final piece is Mastrosimone who already plays at the Mullet, he stays local and the Yotes pick up another depth prospect.

Oilers get a useful player in Ritchie who likely fits what they do better than Pulju and brings that toughness they claim to be in need of. Coyotes give Pulju a chance to have a fresh start like they did with Ritchie and Ghost etc. Oilers save a little on the cap too.

Veggie is single handedly costing us Bedard. He's driven the tank into a ditch. Can't have it. Trust us, we LOVE Veggie but we can't have this. Walked is included to make it cap nuetral and because the Kings are deeper than the pacific ocean on the right side. Copley has been good at righting the ship but Veggie is someone who could take the Kings over the top.