Dreger: Elias Pettersson + Quinn Hughes | PART 2 : Final Countdown

[Lays]

OMG goona be Jet Black with a wad of cash walking up to the Casino roulette , 5 million please all on Black !

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What would it cost for say Jani Hakanpaa?

Why would the Stars trade a player they just signed

 

[platotld]

Why would the Stars trade a player they just signed

Twas a random name I knew about and thought wsa good.. didn't know who signed him. So.... thats why.

 

[Paradise Circus]

If this is true ppl were way off (including myself) on $$ per year

 

[strattonius]

If this is true ppl were way off (including myself) on $$ per year

What were your predictions?

If these are true I was bang on with Hughes and I over-shot with Pettersson.

 

[Paradise Circus]

I over shot petey by about a 1-1.5 depending on what the final numbers are- had Hughes at about 8, so I guess I’m speaking more about EP

 

[Grantham]

I thought the guy you quoted was being sarcastic....

Actually I was in agreement with the poster I quoted...but yes you are not wrong that sarcasm often flies over my head lol (I try not to use sarcastic speech in daily life, thats probably the reason)

 

[Mergatroidskittle]

If this is true ppl were way off (including myself) on $$ per year

I actually think this was the most talked about scenario for a while. Which is why many fans are confused why it took this long. Obviously nothing official yet so we have to wait and see

 

[AvroArrow]

a Dman who cant play D?

serious question, what are you basing this on? Last years Covid year?

His first full rookie season he was fine defensively and in the playoffs he was awesome. Hughes was playing 20+ minutes a night and was never considered a liability or had to be benched against heavy teams like Minny, St Louis and Vegas.

for comparison,

In you opinion can Dahlin play Defence?

Dahlin is a career -56

Yet for some weird reason, I dont hear the same narrative with Dahlin that he cant play defence.

I think the lack of defence for Hughes has been great exaggerated especially considering he hasnt had a consistent D partner for more than 1 season at a time.

Is he going to ever be a defensive horse, no,

but you live with it because what he gives you when he has the puck on his stick is at an elite elite level.

Basing it on watching him play and constantly get exploited in his own end. As for the playoff run, the entire Blues team was recovering from covid, that played a massive part in how the first round went. Also no, neither can Dahlin at this point, but he is also on a faaaar worse team so you have to take that into consideration. Plus minus is the most useles stat, but check with teams from the Atlantic/East, everyone says the same thing about Dahlin.

He may or may not be a defensive horse at some point, I wont debate that. But he has lots of room to improve on his defensive game. Watch him in puck battles, positioning or making plays in his own zone under pressure. He looks lost out there and usually running around all over the place or getting bullied off the puck.

FWIW I would take him on my team in a heartbeat even as he currently is, but a lot of defensive flaws.

 

[Zerotonine]

Perhaps, but Pettersson is signing with the Canucks for 3x$7.75 million

I get it your a liberal

 

[M2Beezy]

I get it your a liberal

False

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

It's kind of hilarious that Dreger was wrong on which was going to take a bridge and which would take a long(er) term deal.

I'm surprised he didn't add that he's heard the Leafs are interested in both players.