That Chicago trade is terrible for the pens. All these trades are lopsided either in out favor or theirs

Ha, now I understand why he says people are split. That's a terrible trade for CHI. Their single deepest position within their farm system is LD. Zero interst in ruining a rebuild. Development comes from within.

Seems like a lose - lose trade.

Lol. Pettersson has been our best defenseman except Letang. I wouldnt take anything less than a late 1st for him personally

That says more about your defense than it does about pettersson.

Nah. Pettersson was fantastic for us. Arguably a top 5 defensive defenseman this year

I don't understand why so many people are down on Pettersson. I have always liked him and would do that trade in a heartbeat, prospects be damned. With him and Tinordi on the left side that leaves two LHD openings for young players/prospects, which should be more than enough space. Especially because Korchinski is, in all likelihood, going back to junior for the 23-24 season.

Also, putting a defenseman of his caliber with Jones would help Jones play better and possibly make him a more desirable asset should they mutually choose to part ways. I could see things going either way with Jones, I could see CHI hoping to move his contract at some point and I could also see him being in CHI for the long haul. Either way, giving him a legit partner with experience doesn't hurt.

Pettersson is big, skates well, is good defensively, has some offense to his game, and, at 26 years old, is still just barely young enough to be part of the future of CHI. That is, if a prospect doesn't take his job and he doesn't receive an extension and/or is traded. If nothing else, he is a flippable asset... Especially at that price.

Granlund's cap hit is higher than Arvidsson's, he's signed for two more seasons instead of one, he's owed more money in real salary than his cap hit, he's not as good a player as Arvidsson by a significant margin on both sides of the puck, Arvidsson fits perfectly on our second line, and Los Angeles certainly doesn't need another center, even one to go straight to Ontario. The future late third doesn't come close to making up for those massive deficiencies.

For Granlund and the third, we'll give you Cal Petersen.

I never said he was bad at hockey. He's not going to get the Hawks a cup. We need to develop our prospects. I'm happy you wouldn't trade him away. We don't really want him unless he comes for free and we can flip him. We need to stick to the rebuild.

No I know I was just explaining why we wouldnt do it on our side. I completely understand why you wouldnt do it either.

Interesting Sabres trade idea
I’d call it a “maybe” from both teams’ perspective
Nice job