Seriously, just about everyone here hated on that deal, but now those guys are gone anyway and Domi + Dvorak would look pretty decent in green!
Yep, me included. It's just crazy to think of that parallel universe where that trade goes through, Granlund gets traded for Fiala, and Fenton gets praised as a genius GM. Can you imagine this squad with Domi, Dvorak, Staal, and JEE down the middle? Then you've got Khovanov and Sturm right behind.
Hindsight is 20/20 and all, but it has sounded like that trade was somewhat close to coming to fruition. A franchise altering decision that was so close to happening that will sting for quite some time. With how hard it's been for this organization to find center help, it's just a "what if" that's hard to get over...
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Just got to thinking what this team would look like currently going into next year:
Fiala/Kaprizov - Domi - Kaprizov/Fiala
Parise - Dvorak - Kunin
Donato - Staal - Mayhew/Anas
Foligno - Ek - Greenway
Suter - Spurgeon
Brodin - Dumba
Soucy - Pateryn
Imagine a lineup of this and how cheap it would be. There'd be so much cap flexibility and assets to make moves and signings. Not to mention, our prospect pool would still be great.