Just stop. That Detroit trade is awful.

Gagner doesn't fit Detroit's rebuild, So no thanks. Benning hasn't proven a thing nor has Puljujarvi proven anything. Doubt Green would waive for Edmonton. Michael Rasmussen probably becomes Detroit's #3C down the road so no thanks. Zero chance of Yzerman dealing Erne after just acquiring him. This is bad for Detroit and no way we make this deal.

Eh
Rasmussen - Puljujarvi
Green < 1st
Erne - Benning

This trade isnt meant to help Detroit immediately but
Rasmussen - Puljujarvi 
Green < 1st
Erne - Benning
And Puljujarvi has potential to be a top 6 forward still, so this could easily be a great deal for Det

Wow that Detroit trade is brutal for the Oilers.

I really don't see Detroit trading Rasmussen at least until next season. I have no problem with the Wings moving Green or Erne. Gagner has NO value to Detroit he is gone at the end of the season. Benning could work.

I'm going to say sorry and this is just my opinion but Puljujarvi has proven he is nothing more than a bottom 6 forward and if Detroit traded for him it would be a hugh mistake. He is a 3rd line player who demanded a trade and when he didn't get his way he took his ball and went home. My dislike starts and ends with Puljujarvi. I have nothing against Edmonton their other players of their fans. I just don't like him.

Green is a 34 year old rental who plays 3rd pair. No possible way a 1st is involved in this trade.

And Erne is nowhere near the value of Benning. A 20 point winger does not have equal value to a 20 point RHD.

The first part i agreed with you. The second part Erne is more than his points, he knows his role. Benning is an ok bottom pair dman, they have similar value

I know, I was just reinforcing the point.



No they don't. Benning is a very good 3rd pairing right-shot defenseman and pretty good when playing up the lineup in the top-4. See comment #7 in this thread for more info:

https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/233122

If you look at goal differential since the beginning of the 2016-17 season, you'll see who is "winning" their minutes and who isn't.

Erne: 41 GF - 45 GA (47.67%)
Benning: 142 GF - 116 GA (55.04%)

Goal differential relative to teammates is even more important, because Erne spent most of this time on the best team in the league and Benning did not.

Erne: -4.27 GF% Rel (16-19) / -50.00 GF% Rel (19-20)
Benning: +6.78 GF% Rel (16-19) / +30.00 GF% Rel (19-20)

Another way to measure game impact is Goals Above Replacement, or GAR. Here are their numbers for the past 3 years:

Adam Erne
16-17: -2.0
17-18: +1.1
18-19: +2.9
Total: +2.0

Matt Benning
16-17: +8.6
17-18: +5.4
18-19: +10.6
Total: +24.6

GAR/60 shows the game impact adjusted for ice-time, useful because Erne wasn't a full-time NHLer until last year:

Erne: 0.104 (#20 on his team among forwards who played over 100 minutes)
Benning: 0.493 (#1 on his team for defensemen who played over 100 minutes)


And this is without touching the fact that depth wingers don't hold nearly the same value as RHD. Erne was just traded for a 4th round pick, Benning is likely worth a high-2nd.