Yeah Anisimov doesn’t excite me all that much.
As part of a bigger deal, maybe...but we need to get a 1st and good prospect for Max.
Throwing in another player and also getting Anisimov I’d be ok with, he just doesn’t move the dial for me
Not going to happen. What did Kane and Nash get at the deadline? Other GMs will be willing to wait for the price to fall.
There are fits for him, but unless it is a franchise he is willing to sign long term with he is not that valuable.
Teams have to balance books. Chicago may have to move a salary to get him, to make room for future salaries. Dallas is a fit, but they'd have to move either Spezza or Hanzal. Add prospects or picks as the addition.
I think Patches for Beauvillier and a conditonal 1/2 would make sense.
Isles lost a lot of lustre losing both Tavares and DeHaan that Lamariello and Trotz can't replace.
Pacioretty would sell at least 50 extra tickets to family members.
Beauvillier gets the French connection going, keeping the crazy side of the media happy. Long term investment.
So:
1. Domi-Drouin-Gallagher (C)
(Head to head against the best, pray for the best)
2. Beauvillier-Danault-Hudon
(Calisse, hostie, tabernacle)
3. Lehkonen-Plekanec-Armia
(Because of defensive prowess plays more than 2)
4. Deslauriers-DeLaRose-Scherbak
(Byron)-Peca-(Shaw)
Defense is still a mess, with some prospects and vets that all make good, I mean passable 3rd pairing d.
A bet on who is traded first, Price or Weber, could begin in December.