Nope
Rask was highly thought of in his draft year, enough to be ranked in the top 10 prospects by most publications, then he got pegged as "slow" and he fell way further down the board than he should've. He's not some plugger who just got lucky, he has legitimate 50-55 point talent. Aside from his rookie season, RNH has never given anybody reason to believe he's signficantly better than that.
As a Canes fan I would do the swap 1-for-1. No need to add anything for either side. Oilers get $2 million savings and lose nothing in production, Canes take a risk that RNH can be a 50+ point guy again playing with better linemates. Seems pretty even to me.
Agreed, this is a good proposal.Have we finally found a deal between the Oil and Canes that doesn't result in 6 pages of nonsense?!?
Rask was highly thought of in his draft year, enough to be ranked in the top 10 prospects by most publications, then he got pegged as "slow" and he fell way further down the board than he should've. He's not some plugger who just got lucky, he has legitimate 50-55 point talent. Aside from his rookie season, RNH has never given anybody reason to believe he's signficantly better than that.
As a Canes fan I would do the swap 1-for-1. No need to add anything for either side. Oilers get $2 million savings and lose nothing in production, Canes take a risk that RNH can be a 50+ point guy again playing with better linemates. Seems pretty even to me.
A legitimate 50-55 point player that's never even score 50 points....c'mon mannn RNH has score 50+ points 3 times (52, 56 and 56) and during that time played against top comp.
Can't see the Canes doing this trade. They have (arguably) the better player in Rask, who costs less, and locked up too.
A legitimate 50-55 point player that's never even score 50 points....
So you're saying a guy that has seasons of 48 and 45 points and is still only 24 couldn't possibly be a 50-point talent? That's like me saying Patrick Laine couldn't possibly be a 40-goal talent because he only scored 36 last year.
Hell, if not for a monthlong pointless streak last season where Rask was just snakebitten he easily would've had 50 points.
And yes, RNH has scored 50 points, but that was 3 seasons ago. Canes would absolutely be gambling that he returned to that form, it's far from an easy assumption that he bounces back at this point.
For the record, I think RNH would be a good fit for the Hurricanes, I'm just saying he's no sure thing either. We would be able to insulate him from defensive matchups and faceoffs where he struggles, and it's not hard to imagine him rediscovering his offense with an Aho or Skinner playing next to him.
So you're saying a guy that has seasons of 48 and 45 points and is still only 24 couldn't possibly be a 50-point talent? That's like me saying Patrick Laine couldn't possibly be a 40-goal talent because he only scored 36 last year.
Hell, if not for a monthlong pointless streak last season where Rask was just snakebitten he easily would've had 50 points.
And yes, RNH has scored 50 points, but that was 3 seasons ago. Canes would absolutely be gambling that he returned to that form, it's far from an easy assumption that he bounces back at this point.
For the record, I think RNH would be a good fit for the Hurricanes, I'm just saying he's no sure thing either. We would be able to insulate him from defensive matchups and faceoffs where he struggles, and it's not hard to imagine him rediscovering his offense with an Aho or Skinner playing next to him.
Pretty reasonable deal, would want a bit higher of a draft pick but not a deal breaker.
Agreed. That said I suspect that Nuge has a big year this season which could change things. It sucks but that $2 million AAV maybe the difference between re-signing Maroon or watching him walk.
Agreed. That said I suspect that Nuge has a big year this season which could change things. It sucks but that $2 million AAV maybe the difference between re-signing Maroon or watching him walk.