Quick easy no from Ottawa
Draisaitl has 2 years left and will get a SUBSTANTIAL raise
As good as he is offensively, Norris is also a top goal scorer but is much better defensively.
Yes getting Leon is great but even if you ignore their age + contracts, upgrading Norris to Draisaitl would cost :
- Batherson who is making UNDER 5.0 AAV. Crazy valuable contract if you want to contend
- Chychrun, look at the acquisition cost...
- another 1st round pick (which was 75% value of DeBrincat return)
Not interested in this at all.
Quoting: sensonfire
Ottawa accepts.
Sarcasm?
Quoting: sensonfire
We get lots of cap space and the second best hockey player in the world.
What we're giving up is two players with a lengthy injury history, a player possibly implicated in scandal and a late 1st round pick.
I think it's a good deal for Ottawa.
Well, there's a lot of IFs in that.
Of course IF Batherson is banned from hockey and Norris + Chychrun are never healthy again you make this deal easily. We don't have that information right now.