Micklebot
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Was Dorion a genius for getting rid of Turris, Methot, Karlsson, Phaneuf, and Brassard seeing how their careers have stagnated?
We traded Phaneuf for Gaborik, pretty lateral move unless he knew Gaborik would LTIRetire ahead of the trade, but I doubt he did, because why would LA make the trade if they knew that, and how would he know if they didn't?
Methot messed up his knee after getting picked up by Vegas, not sure that's predictable, but he certainly was on the downside of his career based on age, so moving on from him was logical. The issue is that we didn't replace his role, and imo that's a huge part of why we are where we are right now. If we end up trading Ceci for scraps or not qualifying him, we are no better off than had we kept Methot and let VGK draft Ceci. Where's the genius here?
Brassard: I loved this trade. Credit where it's due, that was absolutely the right move. Getting him in the first place was debatable, but moving him when we did gets full marks.
Turris: Still too early to tell imo as he has had injury issues this year, but it's not looking good for him. That said, what would you rather have right now; A struggling Turris at 6x6, our 2019 1st round pick, Bowers, 2019 3rd, and Hammond or Abramov, Davidsson, and a 2019 first (+conditional first). That 2019 first looks like the best piece by a long shot.
Karlsson: Way to early to say his career has stagnated or claim that we clearly moved him at the right time, he has a groin injury, it happens. He's absolutely still one of the best Dmen in the league, despite having a slow start with a new team.