Quoting: swinny
I am not disagreeing, but I would suggest that the additions of Bertuzzi/Domi may work address the offensive depth
Well yes, this is what I meant when I said even Trev knows.
Doing this, just to trade Willie for more defensive help just sets us back to square 1 (and frankly it's a good deal likely that Willie ends up being more valuable offensively than the 2 of then combined).
Quoting: swinny
granted one of them replaces Bunting. Knies should be a significant upgrade on the 3rd line. Klingberg, one would hope, adds real teeth to a PP2.
But is this a defensive deal that males sense? I say no. Spurgeon is fantastic, I will not say otherwise. But, what I see lacking on the Leafs blueline is someone outside McCabe that can move a body from in front of the net. Spurgeon, for all he is, isn't that guy.
If I were to move Nylander, I would be looking for a more physical element in the return.
I half agree with this, but there comes a point where you just get good players. It's why I went on to say that this deal would make more sense for us next year, as contracts like Brodies would be up and the fit is more of a need.
And generally physical players are way overvalued on the trade market.
I can't think of a trade win by moving nylander for that.