MNBassman
Rejoint: mai 2015
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I like the idea of taking on bad contracts to fill roster spots during the rebuild. That's the reason I have made a couple of trades for Backes recently. IF the Wild do invest in a complete rebuild, I would be looking for a lot of bad contracts to take on in order to get picks and prospects.
The only trade that concerns me here is the Devils one. I have read about McLeod's lack of hockey IQ. Maybe he pans out as a big, fast 3rd line wing...and that might be OK, but I would insist on the Devils' own 2nd rounder in this deal. Brodin is a very good d-man and underrated across the league for how good he is defensively. I also believe he has under-utilized offensive ability. He has a much better shot than most people realize and I think he can play the PP more.
Anyways...I like your philosophy here...and hope Fenton is smart enough to start making deals like these...