VGK declines easily. Theodore is their most important D-man and the team already have a load of wingers there.

Fair enough, traded updated. What do you think now?

It's acceptable.

Do you have any others that come to mind? Obviously the main pieces being Drouin going one way and a top LHD coming the other way.

Well there's several of them, like Nurse, Brodie, Murray or Brodin. Players like Fowler and Vlasic could technically work, but they have NMCs or NTCs on their contract

Brodie I like (depending on his $$$ next year), Fowler I like as long as we don't overpay. I really don't want Vlasic's contract and age, if I'm moving a young forward I want a young D-man. Nurse I don't think is attainable, Brodin/Murray could work, but there's better out there. What I think it comes down to is what else you're willing to move. Personally, guys like Lehkonen are untouchable due to work ethic and grit, so to get that LHD that can actually play top mins I think it'll come down to Drouin + picks, I throw in Reilly's RFA every time cause he's a joke and I want him gone lol.

I made this https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/213353&post_id=798554 a few days ago it's just different Drouin trades that I think are possible, any of them look better than Gost?

Well I took a look at them, and honestly all of these trades except the Ghost one has the same problem - the team trading the D needs that D more than they need Drouin.

I guess that some teams have also noted that Drouin has a bit of an attitude problem. He lacks hunger, as you said in the description of that post, and back in TB he asked for a trade just because they sent him to AHL to develop his game. It's a gamble to take a player like that to your team, even if he's skilled.

If you ask me, Brodin, Brodie, Murray and Ghost are your best bets. Teams like PHI and CBJ are your best bets since they actually have a good slot for Drouin, PHI can definitely use him a 2nd line winger and CBJ could use him as a replacement for Panarin.

Alright that settles it; conference call between MB and Chuck Fletcher, let's get it done hahaha.