Kulak isn't worth that much

Colorado runs away with that deal considering where they'll likely draft lol, especially with retention.

Minnesota is going to be cap strapped the next few seasons with the Suter/Parise buyouts. I don't think it's in their best interest to acquire Dvorak with Rossi really close to becoming an everyday NHLer.

I don't think Colorado is trading another 1st for a bottom 6 guy, if they're trading a 1st, they're going after Rakell. Makes no sense when Florida moved a 1st for Giroux and Boston moved a 1st for Lindholm.

COL accepts but Dirty Dangle disagrees with this take because they think a 2nd is enough to get the deal done and we aren’t arguing about it

Lol mn, replacing rask…. With another rask

Lehkonen is not a bottom 6 forward, he’s actually a middle 6 forward who is a better player than Rakell (similar EV offense and WAYYYYYYY better EV defense (he’s a monster defensively) while both having similar PPGs), he’s cheaper and he’s an RFA. Colorado has also been interested in Lehkonen for years, I don’t see why they’ll go for Rakell instead of him.

Fair argument for the MIN deal though

Lehkonen is currently on MTL's 3rd line, so yes, he's a bottom 6 forward. Considering MTL's asking price for him, he probably isn't much cheaper than Rakell.

middle 6 = 2nd and 3rd line and by cheaper i mean contract wise, not trade value

out of curiosity do you still defend the lehky trade now that the other trades are in?

Barron and a 2nd was a steep price for Lehky but he'll be a good fit (Nichushkin type player - strong two ways)

yea thats one way to put it.

What size you getting for your Barron MTL jersey?

i may have to get a hughes one after today.