Axel Sandy Pelikan
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard or Bust.
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Remove Raymond and wing becomes a glaring need. That's my only argument against it. Yeah, getting Carlsson would be very nice and we could be happy for a bit with having some good C depth. However, it's entirely possible that Danielson and Kasper take a step and maybe they're not Leo Carlsson level, but instead the 2C we desperately need. Then, we have good 1-2 C depth AND no massive hole on the wing.Just for the record I wouldn’t do it from Anaheim perspective as I think carlsson is gunna be a big piece for us going forward, I do like raymond a lot and redwings should hold on to him baring a no brainer deal.
Doesn’t carlsson kinda fill a pretty big hole in top 6 center, with potential top line center. Like personally I think it’s much harder to fill a top 6 center position than it is to fill a top 6 winger, and I think a good center can really improve the wingers around them.
A lot would depend on how high detroit is on Carlson’s potential vs danielson/Kasper upside.
Not suggesting raymond is the piece to move for top 6 center help, just saying from outside perspective that’s a pretty big question mark for the wings. I’d say top 6 center + goalie…. But they do have potential pieces coming soon at both
Danielson + kasper at center
Cossa + augstine on back end
That's the issue. Trading Raymond for Carlsson fills a hole that already has some potential ready-made replacements and opens up a hole for something that we don't have a ready replacement for... and are heading for a time in which we won't have high picks to take a stab at adding.