STL Shark
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Why would you "no freaking way" move Merkley for Kreider but would rather send out literally our only center prospect in the pipeline with a shot at making it as a top 6 NHL player for him? Makes absolutely zero sense. Chmelevski holds infinitely more value in my book than Merkley does due to playing a more premier position and because we have two best case scenario versions of Merkley already signed on our blue line for the next 6+ years.Yeah. Trading Labanc would be terrible. Plus moving him just creates another hole so unless we are getting an Ehlers like guy back (who is a significant upgrade), it is pointless moving Labanc.
I would not move Merkley for a rental Kreider. No freaking way. I think something like 2nd + Chmelevski gets it done but honestly I would not move Chmelevski for Kreider either. If he can be had for 2nd + Blichfeld or the likes of that level of prospect, I am fine. If not, lets just keep our prospects, re-sign Jumbo and bring back Patty. Hopefully our prospects catch lightning in a bottle and make this our year.
There is not really anywhere for him to go within the organization for awhile. As long as Burns and Karlsson are here, that 3rd pairing RD needs to be a defensive guy that can PK and that will never be Merkley. You can find insanely talented offensive D-Men that are undersized in just about every draft. No need to hold onto Merkley for the next 5 years when you can flip him for immediate help and replenish that void in coming draft classes.