Nice analysis dude but the Larsson trade isn't realistic. Your giving quantity not quality. Same kind of goes for the other deal. Holden is a pretty decent player. Miller and Lauzon are not enough.

I actually wouldn't touch Holden deal. Lauzon looks to have serious upside and I'd rather they hold onto him. Definitely wouldn't move him in a deal for a player like Holden.

I really like Lauzon too, but he is a purely offensive defenseman. Like a Krug 2.0. And Matt Grzelcyk plays the same way. Lauzon may turn out to be really good, but from an organizational depth point of view, I think getting Holden would be worth it. I think Holden is ready to take the next step as a top 2 d-man, but Beauchemin and Johnson fill those spots in Colorado. If the Bruins gave him the chance to succeed, I think he would thrive and there would still be plenty of young defenseman in the system to come up even without Lauzon. Kevan Miller is gone after this year anyway so no loss. Essentially like when the Bs gave the Avs Soderberg.

I feel like the Devils don't give Larsson enough credit, as evidenced by the fact that, like the Bruins, they keep looking for top 2 defensemen. His offensive stats are down a bit, but he's a shutdown d-man. The Bruins don't have the perfect pieces to give NJ what they want, but Morrow is a great trade chip and it's embarrassing how little depth the Devils have on the right side in their system, so they might be desperate. They're not getting a top RW in the draft this year with a pick in the 13-15 range. Griffith is ready to succeed at the NHL level right now. Throw in a 2nd rounder, a prospect, and a Russian who they might be able to sway into coming overseas and it's not the worst deal in the world, especially if the Devils don't consider Larsson a top end guy.

I know Lauzon is putting up over a PPG as a defenseman for the RNH. but he's more than just an Offensive defenseman. He plays with a lot of grit and physicality, and while his defensive game needs work, it's not a weakness (like it is with true OFD). He's just good size, and has #2-3 upside. He's definitely offense-first, but he has all the makings of a solid two-way defenseman who moves the puck efficiently, can score, and brings a physical game. He logs huge minutes with RNH, easily 25+ a night playing all situations. I'd prefer they hold onto him, unless it's for a bigger fish than Nick Holden.



Didn't the Devils just resign him to a team friendly long term deal? I think they consider him to future #1 of that defense, and probably #2, right now, behind Andy Greene. They value this kid a lot. He, like Hedman, took a little longer to develop (a lot of defense do though) than expected, but he is certainly coming into his own, and would cost a fortune.

Yeah after looking him up a bit more, I'd be a little more hesitant to trade him too. For some reason I thought he was drafted way worse than he was. Didn't think 2nd round.