Take the 1sts out of the garland trade. Garland for Marino is even 1 for 1 swap

w/r/t Columbus specifically, we'd probably want more retention than that on Meyer. So you'd probably want to look elsewhere.

Pens accept

I'd go for straight swap first of course but in the event Pittsburgh won't budge on that and there isn't someone at 15 that we simply can't pass on then I'd be willing to do the pick swap. Maybe Pittsburgh can throw in a later round pick as well.

why nucks fans want marino so bad

I don't think Garland is worth Marino. You'd have to add a pick to Garland if you want him

He'd be a good fit for Quinn Hughes and there's the Rutherford connection there

I have no freaking idea. A decent 2 rd, but nothing to obsess about.

I'd you go sort the league by RHD and then narrow that down to ones that are under 27yrs old, clearly a top 4 dman and not a bottom pair dman, then narrow that down to ones that might be available. The list gets small pretty quickly.

Sure. That also means Vancouver will have to over pay for what is not a high end player. Not the smartest route to take. Benning already got lost down that road. Vancouver’s acquisitions should be all about maximizing value in the short term.