Quoting: moli92
I dont really see the point in going after a guy like Rakell when the top 6 already has Landeskog, Mackinnon, Rantanen, Kadri, Burakovsky, & Saad. Rakell would get middle 6 mins on the Avs and 2nd PP time - no point in paying the price of a top line guy when he wont be used in that role (and even if he was given top 6 mins it would come at the expense of a different top 6 guy being pushed down the lineup). Compher has been underwhelming so far but he could very easily bounce back to a roughly 0.5P/GP middle 6 guy like he has been in the past.
Rakell would be perfect for PP2 in the Mackinnon spot. He could also be an upgrade at 3C. Ideally he'd play on the wing though and push one of Saad or Burakovsky down. In conjunction with a trade for a better 3C this could be a great trade.
Also, Rakell would be an internal replacement for Saad as he likely won't be resigned this offseason for cap reasons.
Landeskog ---- Mackinnon ---- Rantanen
Burakovsky ------- Kadri --------- Donskoi
Rakell ----------------- 3C ----------- Saad
Nichuskin --------- Bellemare --- Calvert
That's a great middle 6, with essentially two 2nd lines.