Ban Price trades
Rejoint: oct. 2017
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Curious as to if there could be a larger trade here, and I want to build off of the idea of Puljujarvi to Dallas and Faksa to Edmonton, but I'm going to add a few other pieces elsewhere. Hear me out:
Immediately I want to add a Russell-for-Cogliano swap into this deal. Both are hefty hits, but serve the other team better than their current club. Harley needs a stopgap, if only for half a season, and Edmonton needs to make room on its blueline. Cogliano has enough two-way utility to justify the swap for the Oilers. If it makes life easier, let's assume Edmonton retains enough on Russell's deal such that no team sees their cap change. Even?
Edmonton badly needs to recuperate some value on Athanasiou if they're looking to flip him, and it's not kuch of a secret that Dallas needs help scoring.
Given Edmonton's lack of a need for more RHD, Honka isn't a piece that excites me in this deal. I don't believe that Puljujarvi for Faksa is even: you've identified that more is needed and I agree with the premise.
Between whatever value Athanasiou has and the gap between Puljujarvi and Faksa, what could Dallas add to this swap such that both teams feel like they've won the trade? Dellandrea or Gurianov are pieces that Edmonton should be interested in but I'm not sure the gap is that great.