Rejoint: nov. 2016
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Isles would not do that trade for a variety of reasons:
1) If the rumors are true and they signed Brassard, they now have 16 NHL Forwards (not including Ladd as I assume he is on LTIR next year). They would need to trade NHL roster forwards in order to make room for Zucker.
Lee-Barzal- Eberle
Beau-Nelson-Bailey
Dal Colle-Brassard-Komarov
Martin- Czizkas-Clutterbuck
Ho-Sang, Fritz, Johnston, Kuhnackal, Ladd
2) You mentioned Wahlstrom isn't the prospect he once was, I completely disagree with this statement. He is a top tier W prospect and the Isles best forward prospect. Erickson Ek is not the prospect he once was, he has not been very succesful in his NHL opportunities. Ek would be of no interest to the Isles as he would essentially be the same player as Dal Colle or Ho-Sang, a high draft pick who could still potential find a spot in the NHL but has shown very little so far.
3) Zucker's salary is not outrageous but the Isles cannot take on another long term $5M+ salary as they need to sign Barzal, Pulock, Toews next year. They already need to think about how to move salary out like Leddy to ensure they have space to sign all of those players who are core to the team.