Proposal: EP for EEk

[Kshahdoo]

One Swedish center for another Swedish center.

In vacuum (not literally of course) Petersson is obviously the better player. But if you add their contract situations, the inequation will change drastically so it won't surprise me if Minnesota fans hate the proposal.

Click to read more...

 

[Misko]

Is this a joke

 

[Canuck Luck]

ahhh the age old one person is on a sweetheart deal so that makes up the difference between a top 5-10C vs a top 50 one.

Do you believe Zach Hyman worth as much as Nikita Kucherov since Hyman makes almost half of what Kucherov makes so it makes up the value that one is the best winger in the NHL while the other is top 50?

 

[Double Dion]

I don't think this deal is as lopsided as first glance might make it appear. JEE is one of the most underrated players in the league. I'm also high on EP though. If EP is going to be at 12M per then this is a fair deal.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

I love Ekky but he’s not close to EP.

 

[Kshahdoo]

I love Ekky but he’s not close to EP.

EP + $1M player vs EEk + $7M (or even $8M) player, who would you rather have?

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

EP + 1M player vs EEk + 7M player, who would you rather have?

Who is the 7M$ player? Ek and Boldy for EP? I say no. Ek and Spurgeon? Yes and thank you

 

[Kshahdoo]

Who is the 7M$ player? Ek and Boldy for EP? I say no. Ek and Spurgeon? Yes and thank you

I mean it depends who the EEk team will sign. If they sign an overpriced sucker then they can blame themselves only...

 

[VanillaCoke]

yes pls

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Pettersson is more valuable than Eriksson-Ek. Pettersson may not return a centerpiece as valuable as Eriksson-Ek. I think both things can be true.

 

[NHL1674]

Oh sure. Makes sense. The Wild will move their cheap, top center, who is the heart of the team, and is now taking off even further after finding chemistry with Boldy and Kaprizov. He is essentially part of their foundation.

EP may be more valuable to other teams, but not to the Wild. JEE is.

 

[ThatGuy22]

Minnesota fan, I wouldn't do it

 

[nucksflailtogether]

Oh sure. Makes sense. The Wild will move their cheap, top center, who is the heart of the team, and is now taking off even further after finding chemistry with Boldy and Kaprizov. He is essentially part of their foundation.

EP may be more valuable to other teams, but not to the Wild. JEE is.

Looks like its a no from both sides.

 

[maroon 6]

We have the best fan base ever

 

[AKL]

ahhh the age old one person is on a sweetheart deal so that makes up the difference between a top 5-10C vs a top 50 one.

Interesting. I guess he technically is a top 50 C, so is Pettersson in that sense.

 

[Canuck Luck]

Interesting. I guess he technically is a top 50 C, so is Pettersson in that sense.

He has 1 season where he is clear top 25. No one says top 35-40 sorry if that hurts your feelings

 

[57special]

This Wild fan says no because his 5.25 X 5 yr contract after this season makes him more valuable than EP at 8 x 12M that he is rumoured to want on his new contract.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Minnesota adds a blue chip asset like Yurov or two solid assets like Ohgren and their 1st.

 

[Drake1588]

With one year left at that crazy $14.7M cap penalty for the Suter-Parise buyouts, the timing could be better for the Wild. Minnesota would struggle on the cap next season, and have to dump plenty of salary, but I imagine their fans would be fine with whatever it took to make it work... assuming Pettersson doesn't position himself for free agency at the earliest opportunity.

The assumption that Pettersson signs a long deal with anyone who trades for him is carrying a lot of water here. He isn't just expensive on his next deal. He's also nearing the point where he gets to call his shot... and he can choose arbitration immediately this summer, which isn't just about the money but locks him into limited term too. Minnesota doesn't do it if it has any doubts that he'd re-up with them long term. I think they would have doubts.

 

[Al Lagoon]

If this is reality, I'll trade ya Pluto for Mars.

 

[Raistlin]

Is this OP serious? Classic case of not seeing the forest for the trees.

 

[Joseph Nathan]

Minnesota says no. Eriksson ek is going nowhere! lol guerin wouldn’t do this trade! Trade for a player Minnesota can’t afford to pay, who wants a lot of money also and only has 1 year left on contract lol. No Minnesota

 

[EXTRAS]

Canucks fan. I actually like eek more, but why would a team who is currently in 1st place trade one of its top 3 players close to the playoffs? Makes no sense. If the team continues winning its a same same. If they start losing the gm probably gets fired. All risk no reward.

Oh sure. Makes sense. The Wild will move their cheap, top center, who is the heart of the team, and is now taking off even further after finding chemistry with Boldy and Kaprizov. He is essentially part of their foundation.

EP may be more valuable to other teams, but not to the Wild. JEE is.

"He's the heart of the team!"

~team misses playoffs~

That may tell you something right there.

 

[NHL1674]

Canucks fan. I actually like eek more, but why would a team who is currently in 1st place trade one of its top 3 players close to the playoffs? Makes no sense. If the team continues winning its a same same. If they start losing the gm probably gets fired. All risk no reward.



"He's the heart of the team!"

~team misses playoffs~

That may tell you something right there.

It actually doesn't.

 

[Play]

I love Ekky but he’s not close to EP.

He’s better