Modifié 23 août 2022 à 5 h 29
Quoting: Billy12Bob
Who will play 3C this season with Suter gone?
And before you answer that with Veleno or Rasmussen, please look up their stats first.
The reason you make trades is to make your team better, now and in the future. The only thing in that trade offer that is worth anything at all is the late 1st and the player picked with that pick will not make the NHL until 2028 at the earliest, if he ever does.
You are giving up a very good defensive centre for someone that maybe will make the team six years from now, and you think that's a good idea?
I like Suter, but he's not Patrice Bergeron. You can't honestly think this is a bad trade for Detroit. Suter is in the final year of his deal and I HIGHLY doubt he'll even be re-signed.
Veleno and Rasmussen can easily fill that role now (and I don't need to look up their stats, I already know what they are - I also know that they're both still very young and it's not that relevant to this) and there is Kasper coming in, plus any other FA targets and/or draft picks Yzerman makes by then. Those guys could easily slot in there, or higher, by as soon as the 2023 season.
There's also the chance that 2025 pick becomes a FANTASTIC pick. You're giving up that lottery ticket for a guy who helps us tread water now?
You'd be absolutely nuts from a Detroit perspective not to take this deal.