Quoting: GiggywithGibby
We've stated before, if we move Zegras, a blue chip piece at a position of need comes the other way as the basis of the trade. That piece is Reinbacher.
The reason we traded Drysdale for Gauthier is that we desperately needed more scoring forwards, and we were up to our eyebrows in puck moving defensemen, Mintyukovs emergence on the PP made Drysdale less critical to the teams future. Zegras was second in scoring, and points his first full season, and he was first in scoring and points last season. Yeah, his defensive numbers weren't good the last two seasons, no one's in Anaheim were, but Zegras has gotten the message from Cronin that he needs to elevate his game, and there's been a noticable improvement from him defensively.
So for a team that needs scoring, why do we trade away our leading scorer, who is only 22 years old himself, just for another pull of the slot machine, hoping that we can draft and develop a player that replaced what Zegras already brings to the team? And how does adding middle or bottom 6 pieces help with that, when we already have plenty of equally good options internally? We'd need something more tangible, something more known, and something that specifically fills a need in Anaheim.
And to the guy claiming that Zegras is rapidly approaching bust territory, how's Slafkovsky working out so far?
Quoting: GiggywithGibby
We've stated before, if we move Zegras, a blue chip piece at a position of need comes the other way as the basis of the trade. That piece is Reinbacher.
The reason we traded Drysdale for Gauthier is that we desperately needed more scoring forwards, and we were up to our eyebrows in puck moving defensemen, Mintyukovs emergence on the PP made Drysdale less critical to the teams future. Zegras was second in scoring, and points his first full season, and he was first in scoring and points last season. Yeah, his defensive numbers weren't good the last two seasons, no one's in Anaheim were, but Zegras has gotten the message from Cronin that he needs to elevate his game, and there's been a noticable improvement from him defensively.
So for a team that needs scoring, why do we trade away our leading scorer, who is only 22 years old himself, just for another pull of the slot machine, hoping that we can draft and develop a player that replaced what Zegras already brings to the team? And how does adding middle or bottom 6 pieces help with that, when we already have plenty of equally good options internally? We'd need something more tangible, something more known, and something that specifically fills a need in Anaheim.
And to the guy claiming that Zegras is rapidly approaching bust territory, how's Slafkovsky working out so far?
That wasnt me saying "Bust territory"
That was
@Andy_Dick
Also Slafkovsky's a beast,im happy with him on top line playing 18-20 minutes a night now
He started out rough at 18 in the NHL but now he's constantly improving especially defensively
The last 21 games he's only dipped below 17 minutes once showing the Coach trusts him (even Monahan cant say that)
Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovsky, Monahan and Anderson are MTL's top Forwards minute wise
But i can definately say Reinbacher is a movable piece.
While he is Important Kony is thriving in the KHL as Captain of his Team and one of the top KHL Defensmen
Xhekaj-Mailloux is one of the AHL pairings to the point after struggling to start the year Mailloux is an AHL All Star in only his First year Pro.
TBH we got enough defensmen to move on from Reinbacher as much as i like him
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