Puckatron 3000
Glitchy Prototype
Mort: the point of gathering assets is to win the SC, not to gather assets. If I were a team that felt I was close to winning, then assets be damned - I'll do what I need in order to push myself over the line to win the cup.
Someone will pay for Ladd, if Chevy is going to deal him.
Dunno Gin, I'm kinda buyin' what Mort's selling here. If a team has say a 3 year "win now" window, and Ladd helps more with 1 year as a rental, but the asset may help more with the following 2 years and beyond (cheap talent on ELC under a depressed cap), things start getting muddy. It probably makes it easier t pry picks, and harder to pry near-ready prospects as part of the trade.
Of course, I know almost nothing about the NHL, and just kinda make it up as I go along.
Regarding Raffl - tough to know how things would have worked out if he didn't get injured. It was a weird move, but I was rooting for Raffl to make an impact. Thought he looked at least kinda promising at the beginning of the year.