Craig Laughlin Fan
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I'm not a fan of this. I like Hertl as a player but I think you give up far too much for a rental on a team where they are yet to be at full strength. I would see Hertl slotting in on the 2nd line but I feel would take away any chance at meaningful playing time for McMichael. If Hertl came with term I wouldn't be as against it but I would hate to give up a steal and a 1st round pick (though LuJo can go, I've lost faith in him and I've been a huge supporter of him for years) for a player with only 1 year and likely no chance to resign in DC.
I would want to at least wait until everyone is back healthy and Backstrom has played a few games before considering a big move like this.
I'm also interested as to why you think Zary was a better pick then Lapierre. Aside from NHL games, as I don't think it means too much at the moment, I think Lapierre has far more potential than Zary and only slid due to injury concerns (Which does concern me, but as of now he's been fine in NHL play, even if its only a few games), and I've liked his style of play, so I'm interested on what your take is.