dzubrus8
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The Offer: Damon Severson and Mirco Mueller for Jakob Chychrun
Why Devils should do it: Severson seems to be in the doghouse. Whether you love Sevs or hate him, Hynes doesn't feel like Severson is reaching his full potential, else he wouldn't be a healthy scratch. Trading him while his value is high seems to be the right move. Chychrun gives the Devils another hope at the 1LD. A big player who is reliable on defense, Chychrun was thrown into the fire in Arizona and has 34 points in 118 games. If the Devils can get Chychrun, that likely makes Mueller expendable (with Butcher and Chychrun filling in at 1LD and 2LD and Greene at 3LD). I initially had offered the 'Yotes a 2019 2nd, but given that Mueller seemed OK last year and was acquired for a 2018 2nd, this should do the trick. NOTE: deal is likely contingent on Devils signing John Carlson in UFA.
Why Coyotes should do it: With an OEL extension all but certain, the Coyotes have a lot of money invested on the left side of their defense: OEL will be signed for 8 years and Goligoski will be around for 3. Niklas Hjalmarsson, the team's top RD, has one year left on his deal and at 32 will probably want to cash out one last time or win a Cup (meaning either way he probably won't be back in Arizona). That leaves Jason Demers for 3 years on the right side and Luke Schenn, who is a UFA, as the team's only other RDs. Suffice to say they clearly need a right handed defenseman (one who can amass points) and Severson fits the bill. In addition, their LD, while having a lot of money invested, needs a truly defensive presence to balance out the other two who are mostly tire-fires in their own zone. Mueller would be able to play first team PK duties. How much longer will the team settle for missing the playoffs? Adding Severson and Mueller, a legit top-4 RD and top-6 LD, for little money at a young age, the 'Yotes could find themselves en route to the playoffs.
Why Devils should do it: Severson seems to be in the doghouse. Whether you love Sevs or hate him, Hynes doesn't feel like Severson is reaching his full potential, else he wouldn't be a healthy scratch. Trading him while his value is high seems to be the right move. Chychrun gives the Devils another hope at the 1LD. A big player who is reliable on defense, Chychrun was thrown into the fire in Arizona and has 34 points in 118 games. If the Devils can get Chychrun, that likely makes Mueller expendable (with Butcher and Chychrun filling in at 1LD and 2LD and Greene at 3LD). I initially had offered the 'Yotes a 2019 2nd, but given that Mueller seemed OK last year and was acquired for a 2018 2nd, this should do the trick. NOTE: deal is likely contingent on Devils signing John Carlson in UFA.
Why Coyotes should do it: With an OEL extension all but certain, the Coyotes have a lot of money invested on the left side of their defense: OEL will be signed for 8 years and Goligoski will be around for 3. Niklas Hjalmarsson, the team's top RD, has one year left on his deal and at 32 will probably want to cash out one last time or win a Cup (meaning either way he probably won't be back in Arizona). That leaves Jason Demers for 3 years on the right side and Luke Schenn, who is a UFA, as the team's only other RDs. Suffice to say they clearly need a right handed defenseman (one who can amass points) and Severson fits the bill. In addition, their LD, while having a lot of money invested, needs a truly defensive presence to balance out the other two who are mostly tire-fires in their own zone. Mueller would be able to play first team PK duties. How much longer will the team settle for missing the playoffs? Adding Severson and Mueller, a legit top-4 RD and top-6 LD, for little money at a young age, the 'Yotes could find themselves en route to the playoffs.
