Does anyone else share the same opinion that there will be a significant trading action before the ED? I'm very interested in seeing what happens. Some of the most interesting deals may involve the Jets and Vegas.
Prospects for a 2nd parring LHD.
My thoughts are most GM's will be waiting until after the expansion draft to start dealing, although they'll certainly be significant talk prior to the draft occurring.
Vegas will be selecting 30 decent players, all of which will be at least middle six forwards or second pairing defensemen. Every single one of these players will be waiver eligible & if there's one thing Vegas can't afford to do is hand them away once opening day rosters are declared.
That means that at least 7 players will need to be dealt prior to opening day & will never play a regular season game for Vegas.
Further they'll need some semblance of a farm team & will need a handful of prospects that can move up & down without fear of loss.
They'll certainly be a significant number of LSD's that will be expansion eligible & once this list is finalized I'm sure they'll be a lot of talk between Chevy & McPhee as to what they'll give up in exchange for certain players being selected.
Everyone's been in a funk about the potential loss of a young forward should the Jets go with 8 skaters as most expect.
I would think more than one young forward will have played his last game for this organization.
Although this season has been a write off, it's been a great opportunity to evaluate every member of the roster with a variety of line mates as well as & in multiple roles.
This team is well positioned to make a handful of deals involving our overwhelming crop of young forwards for the defensive help we need that will take us to the playoffs next season.
