Modifié 17 mars 2023 à 13 h 28
I'd much rather keep Mang than acquire Mantha. Picks won't help us win games any time soon
It's very easy to under value Mang based on his stats this season, but he brings a lot more to the Game of Hockey than just Goal Scoring and is considered the "Perfect NHL Winger" by many. Only way we Trade Mang is if we get decent value for him to bring in a better, more reliable Star Player. The guy would have 20-30 Goals already, if not for terrible puck luck, bounces and fat posts this season
Might be okay with Ritchie as a Lucic replacement, but as a 13th/14th Forward. I prefer Brett over Nick personally, but both on a 4th line might be interesting as stated above and I certainly hope we find a better option than Stecher for 3RD, he's a fine 7th D-Man option, but I'm not convinced he's better than Stone, Gilbert or Meloche. A Big Mean Penalty Killing Specialist like we had in Gudbranson has been sorely missed
Hopefully Matthew Coronato does sign as well, we could definitely use him at C or RW
Guys they could consider selling high on are Hanifin, Zadorov, Tanev and Toffoli. Make Backlund the Captain and he'll re-sign on a Team Friendly deal to finish his career and retire a Calgary Flame. Move Kadri to the Wing already too, he's a - minus player at C, but plays well from the RW. He could easily be our Matthew Tkachuk Replacement there
Bringing in Jonathan Drouin for Cheap might be good for Huberdeau, Pelletier and our Power Play. He can't shoot great anymore, but he can still Pass & Play Make and Plays Centre too. Might be a Good, Young, Low-Cost Project and Mentor. Might be able to get Jonathan Quick, Connor Brown and/or Max Pacioretti on Value Contracts as well if/once we Trade Vladar or Toffoli and if Coronato doesn't sign