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I want to thank everyone for their opinion and input.
Some of these trades are constructed by me and my opinion of what every team I traded with, needs, all these speculations assumed by the games I watch of these teams.
Some of the other trades are constructed according to the rumors I hear and read on line.
The MIN trade e.g. I hear that they want to improve up front, and supposedly Brodin is what they're dangling, cause according to reports, he's expendable cause MIN is deep on D prospects. That's not me saying they're deep, it's reports that I've read. I'm not certain if they're looking for a rental up front or someone permanent.
The fact is that I'm trading away the Habs best forward in Drouin, former 3rd rnd pick, at a very cap friendly contract, who's produced in the small sample playoff games that he's played. Ericsson Ek is currently slated as a LW in the MIN lineup, according to a couple of sites that I've visited. Ericsson Ek might be their future C. But the fact remains that MIN chokes in the playoffs. So IMO the pressure is suffocating enough for them to go for Drouin, cause he's a better player NOW and a natural LW, as opposed to Ek.
The Pacioretty trade...according to what I've read from a few articles, the teams that would be interested in him are LA, SJ, ANA, NSH and STL.
Now the California teams are the bottom of the league when it comes to prospect depth. So automatically I eliminate them as the least probable trade partners. NSH and STL are near the top when it comes to prospect depth.
If reports say that STL is looking at Pacioretty, then It's not really my problem if they have holes on RW or LW and where they're gonna slot him . Also the fact that I'm retaining 2 mill, should sweeten the deal.
Also I want to touch on the OEL matter. I read some different opinions on the board, some said that the package that I put together is good and some said it's not enough. The fact is at the end of the day, I feel as confident with Brodin, Mette and Kapanen as I would be with OEL. I want OEL cause it looks more attractive to Tavares.
But in my scenario I have the extra cap to offer him 17 mill if I had to.
Again, I appreciate everyones opinion, it was a rather intresting conversation.