Give me your opinions

Instant decline by the avs

Why is Ferland worth a 1st round pick?

The Kings have no need to pay to dump Petersen's contract. Copley is playing well right now, so they're content to roll with what they have. If Petersen can't rebound, they'll just buy him out next summer with a minimal cap hit.

There is a certain point where u r better off waiting for a guy to expire. Even if Boeser is better than Bailey, it makes no sense to want to add that extra year to the books.

-Avs decline this. They've emptied the cupboards going after that Cup, and since it paid off, I definitely see them being less desperate in terms of unloading assets. They traded their first 5 rounds of picks in last year's draft; they traded 3 of their 7 picks in the 2021 draft; and as of right now, have only their 1st, 5th, 6th, & 7th in the 2023 draft. I can't see them trading the first two of those, plus a pair of their better prospects, for a less valuable one (Rathbone is similarly sized but 4 years older than Behrens; I would say Behrens' floor at this point is probably turning into Jack Rathbone) and a rental center that they might not even be able to afford to extend.

-LA doesn't need the LTIR space Ferland brings if they're trading Petersen; they also aren't really going to pay to dump him. If you wanted to do a Demko for Petersen swap (embrace that rebuild baby!) I could see LA kicking in some additional assets; but as it stands now, there's no reason for them to make that move right now.

-Boeser is a slightly better/younger version of Josh Bailey with a higher cap hit and an extra year of term. I don't hate the trade but I don't really see the reason for the Islanders to do it, nor do I see the reason for a supposedly rebuilding Vancouver team to acquire a 33 year old winger.

-I don't think the Rangers bite. If Vancouver doesn't have an appetite to re-sign a 26 year old Kuzmenko, why would the Rangers give up one of their better young players/trade chips for 20 games of a guy they can just sign themselves in July? Schenn doesn't address a big need for them (they need LD more than RD), so his value isn't really helping - and plus, I'd assume that if the Rangers are buying, they're going to want to move picks or prospects over current roster players. Kuzmenko might be an upgrade over Laf, sure, but it would do nothing to help their depth.

Only reason why Drury would do this would be if he thinks Laffy won't get better (bust) and if so why would VAN accept this trade then?
Besides it is going to be even harder to resign Kuzmenko than Laffy, so that move will force out Chytil also probably in that case... or Goody...
In short I wouldn't do this if I was VAN and I wouldn't do this as Drury. Value is based on right now okay, but like why do it?