Quoting: Chopper02
The issue is that Chicago is also taking on Mrazek so that is an extra pick. Kane is better than Eichel, yes he's a rental and not locked into term, but in some ways that helps. Keep in mind too that this trade is with 50% retained. So the value is about right.
Only if you ignore the returns Free Agents get even of his caliber.
Reality is Mrazek isnt TML problem their RD is and has been since Larry Murphy left for DET to win those cups in like 1994 or something
They ALWAYS make the same mistakes i mean Sean Durzi is someone they drafted and traded
Only Morgan Reilly had a better production rate on TML(funny this is LAK has more RD then they know what to do with and didnt demand Durzi lol)
None of the Goalies they blamed are the troubles
TML always does it to themselves all the way back to Rask for Rycroft or Letting Larry Murphy walk
They beg for it prioritizing of top 3 players Jersey Sales over the teams actual success
They get away with it because as owners there's no one person fans can target unlike Melnyk in OTT for years or Molson in MTL
If they were willing to give up their 1st they would use it to get Durzi back
In Absence of 2/2 top 4 RD he stepped up playing top D minutes and scoring 3 pts in 7 games in the post season
With Doughty/Walker set back next year coupled with Roy and Spence pushing for jobs at camp
Durzi having a breakout year being owed a payday LAK can provide means he'll be traded like JT Miller was in TBL
That said TBL doing so created rooom for Cirelli to emerge and win 2 cups with them
Miller emerged as a top line NHL Star in his own right in VAN
So if i was you id prioritize improving their attrocious D over blaming another Gaolie
Its getting impossible to find people willing to sign there
Everyone that has was a former Back up elsewhere in recent years
Most Establish All Star Goalies dont even consider TML for this reason