we have 4 rhd ahead of thompson and none of them are going anywhere is probably the thought here. duclair is a pretty good player imo but it’s not exactly gonna make a difference for us
literally the only defensive prospect with a decent ceiling.We have 4 RD but not 4 good RD. Perbix should have been the one to go, Thompson is better than him and will be better than Raddysh soon enough. Crozier is an ok player but Thompson is something we don't have and need. There's nothing in the system coming up on either side.
Hell, I'd do Paul - Stamkos - DuclairThis trade only works if Cooper plays Duclair at 2LW and Paul at 3C. If we paid that much to put Duclair on the 3rd line Cooper should get fired. Paul has his moments but he needs to be on the 3rd line.