We don't need Simmonds and why would we weaken our defense even more to get him?

You're lines are very interesting and I'm curious why they look like that? No sarcasm, just wondering.

I remember the old line of Kopitar, King and Carter and thought that giving some experience to Vilardi at center if he looks ready might be a better idea, while also getting some responsibility off of Carts. And I think that Toffoli with a 2017 Kopitar puts up more points than Brown, easily.

And for the Simmonds trade, we'll be glad to have some wiggle room soon with the Kovalchuk deal, so trading Muzzin now for better scoring punch while waiting for Kupari makes sense to me. Plus there's a big, big connection there. You can call me an optimistic but I think we'll be fine on defense when LaDue shows why he was so touted at the time and with a more consistant Fantenberg.