Rejoint: juill. 2017
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I doubt St. Louis does that even with out adding the pick. They’d be just trading a defenseman they can’t protect for a forward they can’t protect. I agree that Zucker has value, but not that much value.
As for the Letang trade, under what rock are you living to believe Letang has fallen off at all? The guy just put up one of his better seasons and was ELITE! He finished top 10 in Norris. And now you replace that hole with 2 guys that are bottom pair at best. That defense is getting exposed big time. The only reason the pens would ever trade Letang is if they are tanking or if by the deadline they are nowhere close to a playoff spot. And the fact you retain and don’t even get quality back for no retention is crazy and mind boggling. To think Zucker gets the same, if not a better return than retained Letang is just mind boggling.
The Pettersson trade doesn’t make sense for the kings or Pens really. The kings don’t really need another 2nd pair LD. They need a guy that can be a top pair. The pens don’t need a guy that’s been a bust and late picks. They could probably get a better deal elsewhere.