Rejoint: juin 2016
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Nashville:
If we go for a short reboot then I'd do it. Fabbro pairs with Josi. Yes there will be growing pains but that is part of maturing as a dman. Liljegren steps in next season with Ekholm. Liljegren is expansion draft exempt so Seattle expansion draft becomes very simple. Kapanen and Johnsson make the need to extend either of Granlund or Smith unnecessary. Nashville gets younger as well. Yes losing Ellis would be a big blow to the team short term. Long term i think the team would be better off.
Toronto:
Ellis is a big upgrade on Ceci and a defensive upgrade on Barrie (Barrie is probably better offensively). Ellis is locked in long term giving you some stability going into next year. He'd probably pair well with Reilly much the same way he does Josi. You have forward prospects ready to replace (or atleast biting at the ankles of) Johnsson and Kapanen. Still i feel like this is an overpay from your end. Maybe that's what it'd need? I'd say Nashville includes one of Granlund/Smith and you include 3rd pairing RHD dump Ceci and it is closer to even.