Gh24
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- Feb 12, 2014
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ellis doesn't return a panarin in this world or some other world i am not aware of.
weren't we leading the central division and only trailing vegas in the west till ellis returned? as well as ellis being absolutely brutal with josi in the playoffs. i really like ellis but i am not exactly afraid to lose him. his size will always keep him from being anything other than a 2nd pair dman and the older he gets, the little bit of foot speed he has will go.
I didn't say Ellis alone would return Panarin and beside I don't think that trade would make much sense to CBJ anyway.
But let's say Montreal wasn't going to extend Pacioretty, could we figure out a trade around Ellis and Pacioretty and again the question I initially asked; would our offense improve more than our defense weakens (or if the difference is reasonable)? They could use a RHD while Weber is out and maybe turn Ellis into assets at TDL..I guess..
Maybe Pacioretty + Jordie Benn coming our way (to solidify #4-#5) and Ellis + Smith going the other way as a base.
We upgrade Smith to Paccioretty and downgrade Ellis skillwise, but on the other hand add some physicality alongside Josi (where Hamhuis and Benn would compete for #4).