Monahan is only under contract three seasons. Lindholm is more of a long-term fix option, but Calgary reportedly doesnt want to include him in the deal. Monahan's cap hit would jeopardize our ability to keep Zibanejad, and we would probably lose him via UFA the following season.
DeAngelo makes up for his defensive inability with his very potent offense, which Hanifin lacks. Hanifin also is not so hot defensively. Youre giving up a lot just to get a left-hander.
Im not sure how 3 years isnt a solid fix for your #2 center spot. We arent and should not be giving out 5-8 year contracts. While they dont want to include him in the deal that is fine, which Gorton has shown that he isnt willing to budge on his demands. Which again as i said im fine going into this season with what we have. We may lose Zibs anyway bc we do not have any idea what our team will look like in 3 years. Also if that happens and the trade is made we would still have Monahan or Elias that can take the #1 center spot.
Your not giving up alot to get a left hander. You are switching around the cap hits in order to gain a #2 center and a LD.
Im not arguing for or against the trade. Im just trying to make you at least see the other side of the coin and understand why its being discussed by Gorton.
I like Deangelo, but im tired of defensemen that cant play a lick of defense plus you cant pay a 3rd pairing defenseman over 5m aav and win a cup. We also have Lundvist who is the best defensman NOT in the NHL right now. Who needs to be here after his SHL season. Fox is the better player over deangelo and Trouba isnt going anywhere for the next few years at the moment. So something has to change to fill the much needed holes that we have at #2 center and LD.