we miss leo k
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i have less quibbles about the signing prices here than the trades
Why would Detroit give up a pick for an LHD that's been buried in the AHL all year when they have literally a half-dozen guys in the AHL/Europe/juniors that are under 23 and ready to make the leap?
Wouldn't LA focus more on trying to keep the guy they just traded a 1st & a franchise icon for instead of letting him walk and spending more picks on another pending UFA? Not saying the value here is bad, but LA devoting that many assets for 1.25 seasons at LHD seems a lot.
Seattle's biggest offensive need is up the middle - they have a cadre of forwards that are similarly productive and similarly priced compared to Taylor Hall (Eberle, Schwartz, Bjorkstrand, Gourde, McCann) so I can't really see them looking to add another to the pile.
Forbort to the Caps feels fair enough, but really depends on his NTC. Are they on it? If they are, does he want to leave a Cup contender to go to a team mid-retool?