Would you trade Cozens and Power for that? Probably not even remotely close. So Ducks almost certainly decline too

Also if Zegras was willing to sign that deal it would have been dont months ago

Devils have neither cap nor any need for Olofsson, and if they did I wouldn't want them to waste a 2nd on such a one dimensional, empty-calorie scorer. One of the most overrated players in the league Olofsson is.

Your suggested return for Zegras and Drysdale looks very light for the Ducks.
Thinking Krebs would have to be swapped out for an actual impact piece like Quinn or Benson to stand a chance of the Ducks considering the trade.

That's a whole lot of middle of the lineup pieces for two cornerstones of our rebuild.

We pass.

Like what Tintin mentioned earlier, Devils don’t have the cap space to take on Olofsson contract. Respectfully, we have to decline.

Devils aren't giving you a 2nd for Olofsson when they have less than half his salary in cap space. You couldn't pay New Jersey to take on Olofsson at this point

Drysdale is not even remotly close to being compared to Power.

Based on? Drysdale played 8 games last year before suffering a season ending injury. Drysdale only had 3 less points in his rookie season at the same age

Just a filler team btw

How so if ANA is offering $3-4M? this signing is double that rumored offer.

If it's a filler team why not just label it the same as the first trade so you don't get a comments section full of Devils fans

Thought it might be a good fit for Vic but doesn’t seem like y’all agree

What kind of logic is that? Byram is better than Power currently and he just signed for 3.85M. Just because your GM took a big gamble doesn't change the fact that Drysdale has accomplished just as much

What

Whats confusing?

Your response doesn’t make sense. That’s what I believe is the confusing part of your reply.

Ah I thought I was responding to the other person.

Who is being offered 3-4M? Certainly not Zegras. He isn't going to sign for less than 6.5M on a bridge and 8M+ on a long term deal.

ehhh, like he did not play last season...

And points are not the kind of metrics you should use for defensemens, despite what Erik Karlsson is doing.

Well Power wasn't exactly good defensively last year. Do you honestly think he's earned an 8M deal? That contract was a major gamble. Byram is better than Power and just signed for 3.85M

I did not see any information for Power`s next contract - neither amount and years. He earned bridge deal, let's say 3x6mil.

Jeeze I am way too tired and mixing up my prospects tonight. I'm thinking of the Sanderson extension, which I consider to be a massive gamble. My mistake there

Regardless my point on Power vs Drysdale still stands. The only difference so far between the two is one of them missed most of last year due to an injury. Besides that their rookie seasons are very similar despite, one being on a much better team.

nice conversation..
Excellent fact based discussion.
When Power signs the Byrum deal may be used as a comparison, while Dahlin, Thompson and Cozens may also be team bench marks.
Power is certainly good but a cut below Dahlin, we may see a $4,500,000 three year bridge.
Lower than Rasmus but higher than Bowen.
As a Sabre fan I can only hope our Dmen also view the Sanderson contract as a mistake.

Moving on to Dahlin and using Makar as a comparable plus considering cost of living and team bench marks, Rasmus may sign for $9,000,000 for 5 years.
Maybe that is wishful thinking, but would still keep Dahlin in the Makar compensation range, while Rasmus would remain a Sabre until 2029.

Yeah I agree, but that’s apparently what Anaheim has offered him. I think the signing here is realistic enough for him to consider on a bridge deal but I could be wrong.

Spittin Chiclets is really not a credible source but if there os some truth to it the Friedman's POV of Verbeek needing to be more flexible on his negotiations makes sense.

I don't think Zegras should take less than 6.5M on a bridge deal

I would just give him an 8x8 tbh