I think that’s too much for Dvorak.

Dvorak is a 3C. Really overrated and definitely not worth that much

maybe two 2nds for dvorak, no shot he’s worth 2 1sts

Both trades are bad for Calgary

My two cents (and remember, I'm a double divisional competitor): Monahan is worth DeBrusk and a first (if not more), and with Backlund, once you have DeBrusk, why do you even need Dvorak (for whom I think you're overpaying)?

Backlund’s best at 3C in a shutdown role at this point, he provides incredibly consistent offense, but unfortunately it’s consistently 15-20 goals, ~45 points, which isn’t great for a 2C. So if we trade Monahan, we need another centre (either Eichel or Dvorak). I know Dvorak hasn’t even hit those numbers but he still has upside so that’s what would be betting on (as well as supplementing our depth with DeBrusk and our future with a 1st from Boston). So yeah not a huge fan of these trades (ideal version of this with the players involved for me would be 1st+Studnicka+DeBrusk for Monahan and Dvorak for two 2nds) but in theory it’s not terrible I guess. These lines seem pretty good if they want to shake up the room by trading Monahan in a non-Eichel package (especially if we get Studnicka for the 4C, he has higher upside than Gawdin). We could realistically get 90-100 goals from the top line, probably 60-70 from the 2nd line, 50-60 from the 3rd line, and hopefully the 4th line (with Pitlick not Lewis) can contribute like 25. This is assuming a pretty average season from everyone, no real breakouts. With Sutter bringing a lockdown defense we could be reasonably competitive.

A very reasonable analysis. I can't disagree with anything here.

I like how the team looks, but dont like the overpay for Dvorak.

fair enough. bit of an overpay for Dvorak seems to be the consensus. I was just basing that on the rumor that Arizona is looking for an A prospect and a 1st for him.



100% agree