Quoting: dannibalcorpse
-Edmonton running out a Jake Allen/Stuart Skinner tandem (for the sake of argument we'll assume Mike Smith is gone) doesn't really scream out as a path to get back where they got this year. It's basically a 1B/1B tandem to me, and not sure if giving them Allen and their 2nd rounder back is enough to get Puljujarvi out of Edmonton.
-Anderson is too rich for the Rangers' blood, IMO - they've only got $10.2M in cap space this summer, with holes at 2C, RW1/2, & backup goalie with Kakko also needing a new deal. I honestly can't see them taking more than half that cap space to fix only one of those holes while also opening up a new one at RD3 moving Schneider out. They've got to be more judicious with their money than spending on a middle-6 guy getting top pair money.
-I can only see the Sabres doing this if the price is much, much lower. Ryan McDonagh is 2 years younger than Petry, and has a very similar cap hit ($6.75M vs. $6.25M) and all Tampa got for him was Philippe Myers and an AHL depth guy. Why would Montreal get a high 2nd rounder from a team that isn't trying to actively contend and can easily get that "veteran presence" from somewhere else much cheaper?
Those are good comments, thank you for your feedback,
- I think Allen is an upgrade for EDM in terms of goaltending that comes at a VERY cheap AAV. So in terms of ration quality/caphit he fits right in for EDM. We could add to the EDM trade, but I don't see the habs giving more assets. Can a prospect be thrown it... probably.
- I feel like NYR will cut in the "fat" (aka luxury third and fourth liner) before saying no in massively upgrading their RW. Kakko has not demonstrated enough to get that big raise yet. For 2C we can throw in Dvorak in exchange for Kratzov and a third. 5.5M is market value for a guy like Anderson. He brings a lot to the table than just points. I disagree with labelling him a middle 6 guy.
- I am not dying on the Petry to BUF hill - Many teams are looking for a RHD - top pair RHD are more rare than LHD like Mcdo... and the cap situation is not the same. Also Mcdo had a NTC and wanted to stay in Tampa, whereas Petry as actively asked for a trade for family reasons - I don't see him using his NMC. Although, I agree that a vet presence could be acquired for cheap on the FA market and that Petry doesn't fit in their window.
- I expect a team like Dallas or Pens to grab Petry if they lose their own top pair RHD.