Big moves to fill the big holes

Underpayment for Hjalmarsson. I think it needs to be a 2nd round pick for ARI to consider it (so long as we're on Hjalmarsson's 10 team trade list). If we're in a playoff spot at the TDL, I'd pay Roy + 2nd for Hjalmarsson.

The Galc deal has a bunch of throw-ins with no real value i.e. Ritchie, Kossila, Holzer. Basically, it's Kase + 1st for Galc + 2nd. I'm not sure MTL will think the moving up a few spots in the draft will be worth swapping Galc for Kase. At the same time, I don't think it's a great idea to move Kase at this point. He's on the verge of breaking out and brings that work ethic we need more of in this team. I know Galc is better right now, but is it really significant enough to be worth the risk? I mean, for all we know, Kase could end up a better player than Galc.

Also, you've had to move Rakell from the #1LW position to even fit Galc in. Why? Rakell is a LW and excels in that position. Why move Rakell from a position he dominates to fit in a new player? It just sounds to me like we just don't need Galc.

I probably like Kase more than many Ducks fans and I wouldn't make that trade. We don't particularly need him either.

Morand might be something to include, since I know Steel will cause people to have aneurysms.
Larsson or Peterssen (sp?) are considerations as well.
I don't see Galchenyuk moving without more immediate help however.

Yeah, didn't think so. I mean, Kase is younger, but only by like a year or 2, and Galc is only 24 years old this year. Even if you go in full rebuild mode, you don't move a 24 year old player who would be what? 28-30 years old once you've finished re-stocking. Personally, I don't see Galc getting moved unless its for a massive return or for an equivalent player also in need of a change of scenery.

I wouldn't be against moving Morand, Larsson or Petersson for the right player. However, I do worry that our D depth is slowly being whittled away.

Your D core is strong right now, and should be for a number of years. Plenty of time to restock. You haven't needed to trade or sign a UFA for a while either, so I don't blame you if you forgot that was an option.

It's ok. We still don't have a true #1D. Lindholm is more of a top pairing D-man right now than an out-and-out #1D. Therefore, we need to rely on our depth, playing 3 solid D pairings. That's why I'm hesitant move Larsson because we could use him in the line-up next season:

Lindholm (#1-2 D) - Montour (#4 D)
Fowler (#2 D) - Manson (#3-4 D)
Larsson (#6 D) - Hjalmarsson/Pysyk (#3-4 D)

I know this would be godly depth, but I think it's necessary when you consider what NSH is playing:

Josi (#1-2 D) - Ryan Ellis (#3-4 D)
Emelin (#4-5 D) - Subban (#1-2 D)
Ekholm (#3-4 D) - Irwin (#5-6 D)

And with the current playoff format, we're more than likely going to have to face NSH at some point.

I can't remember the last time we had a good signing, especially on D. Beauchemin has been ok this season and Holzer has been decent at times, but before that we had Stoner, Souray, Allen, etc. All terrible. I think trade is the way to go, but, at the same time, I think good D-men like Hjalmarsson and maybe Pysyk (if he's available) are going to demand a 1st. That would sting, but I'd consider paying it. Hjalmarsson, in particular, would really solidify our back-end and help our younger guys development.