The board in general LOVED the Risto trade. Philly had its pocket picked. Well, Philly has gotten four seasons of a vet, physical RHD (yes, with warts for sure). To date, we’ve received zilch in return. Trade is a negative, period.
Would Minnesota be interested in Quinn? I know Quinn and Rossi were teammates in the OHL. Were they linemates? Not sure what could come back from the Wild. Even at his advanced age, would be nice to see Marcus Foligno back in the fold.
Honestly, what’s the point at this point? Alienating the fanbase even more? Waiving JBD means that a defenseman is going to get hurt in the first two weeks and Bryson will be in the top six and playing regular minutes. Guaranteed.
This is more thought experiment than anything but I presume Nashville is in full rebuild mode. What would it take to get Soros and Stamkos out of Nashville if it is nothing other than picks and prospects? Soros could mentor Levi. I get Stamkos is 35 but gives veteran leadership and can play first or second line center. Fills a couple of gaping holes.
Now I know you’re missing the point of the post. Look at the 19-20 roster. Competent or incompetent ownership, all those players, including Eichel and Reinhart were on the roster. The question is whether we could have let that group mature over a couple of years and where we would be if we had.
I think you’re missing the point of the post. All of those players were on the team or in the system in 19-20. That’s a great core and at least some supporting talent (Ullmark’s much better than anything that has followed). I think even with INCOMPETENT management and coaching, you keep that team together and at a minimum, it’s a consistent playoff team.
Did we really win the Risto trade. What was that? Three years ago? Rosen has zero goals and zero assists in the NHL. Philly has at least gotten three years of a physical, veteran RHD. Oh yeah, wouldn’t it be nice to have one of those.