Yeah, none of those guys are as good or better. I'd come closest to understanding it with Hamonic, but mostly because the style is most different. Myers has had a good season (finally...), but isn't better. Trouba still has all potential, but he just hasn't been very good, neither last nor this year. For the time being, it would be a clear cut downgrade without much of an argument to be made to the contrary.
That's pretty much my assessment too. Hamonic is the closest, but I think with us already having Lindholm, it actually benefits us to have Fowler instead. He's the superior puck mover and transition player, and he's shown he can handle shutdown responsibility.
Myers is older than Fowler, and he's a defenseman who has shown he can handle a lot of minutes, but I'm not sure he actually does anything better than Fowler.
Trouba is just... well, he's been a bit disappointing. He was right there with Lindholm, even arguably ahead of him at one point. Since then, he just hasn't been anything special. Adding him isn't an improvement over Fowler. It's actually a clear step backwards. The argument for Trouba is one of potential, and physical play. That's it. I'm not willing to trade for potential, when we already have Theodore and Lindholm. Moving Fowler should be an immediate gain, not a long-term dice roll.
