Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld
Make a trade or sign a free agent, or draft 1
Oh, the "figure it out yourself" approach. Classic one-sided trade thoughts.
- Trade for one means moving more assets. If you want to replace Seider, it costs an arm and a leg and prospects/draft capital that sets the team back. Trade less, get worse player back... economics.
- Sign free agent means over paying and giving more term than value. Also probably won't get a 1 D, and again team "needs" are a thing.
- Draft one I am sure SY will this year. I personally wouldn't be opposed to ASP, Reinbacher, Willander, Strbak, Allen, Gibson. They also won't be ready for another several years. Restart the rebuild.
On the flip side, Toronto gets an established center for the next 8 years, and a cornerstone RD they now can afford for the next 8 years. They get worse at 1C, but vastly improve their defense. They also have more flexibility considering 8.7 + 9 = 17.7M over 8 seasons for two great players is more economically viable than 15M for 8 years of one center.