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Great dialogue.
I’m not saying Wifi is the reason you trade Hutson but I am saying that building Stanley Cup contenders with small Dmen is very dicey.
Hutson’s age is not the problem obviously, it’s that a small dman developing sufficiently to not be a liability in the defensive zone is asking an enormous amount of him.
I just personally don’t think the juice is worth the squeeze with these stud QBs that anchor your third pair come playoff time. They are amazing AMAZING reg season pieces that are almost too painful to bear come playoff time.
I liked the responses that Necas just simply isn’t worth it. I like big fast forwards like Kempe and Necas. I get that his points don’t pop off the page. I think he could anchor a top six line as a centre much like Elias Lindholm was forced to do for the Flames.
Left Canes as a winger, similar career path.
If it’s not Necas, I just wonder out loud which centre with top six potential that plays a strong defensive game with speed is out there to dangle Hutson for? Maybe a team with cap constraints. Maybe a team desperate for a QB that is ok with the playoff liability. It’s a fun thought experiment.
If I can think of another besides Necas, I’ll post it.
Actually maybe Anton Lundell and Spencer Knight are an interesting package to target. That would be a blockbuster and a half. Gallagher or Anderson at half retained would sure look good down there as part of making the cap hits closer.