Quoting: vr1995
please explain lol
Well it’s quite simple really. In general, a number 2 d man shouldn’t be traded for a 2C. It’s just a more important position. Now, the argument could be made that Scheifele is not your standard 2C, and that’s very fair.
On the other hand, Carlo just turned 25, and is locked in on a long term, super team friendly contract. That’s not to say that that Scheifele’s contract isn’t good, as it certainly is. However he turns 29 in a couple months, and there’s been a noticeable decline in play over the last three years.
Odds are you’re giving up the prime of carlo at a steep discount for a year or two of a really good 2C, and then the ghost of Mark Scheifele moving forward.
Furthermore, it just disrupts the organization. One of the major strengths of this team is the right side of the blue line. In a must win game McAvoy and Carlo could probably take up 55 minutes between them (Carlo certainly isn’t playing anywhere near 25 right now, but it looks to me like the bruins are really trying to distribute minutes based on the anticipated ridiculously cramped schedule they have to finish out the season). The right side of this team is McAvoy, and then junk. The blue line stinks. It’s robbing peter to pay paul.