Assessing the highs and lows of Mason Lohrei’s first three NHL games. What the Bruins’ fourth line has been able to bring to the team. Answering your Draisaitl trade talk questions.
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8 Comments
Very good and insightful analysis..thanks
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Ullmark Lysell DeBrusk and Poitras or Lohrei for Draisaitl. I'd love to dump Gryz and/or Forbs but no one is going to want this trash and especially in this specific trade.
Will still have Bussie they can’t keep him in the minors forever and you can’t let Ulmak go for nothing
If the Bs trade a goalie, it has to be for a great package in return. We are winning because of our defense and the goalies are the biggest part of this defense.
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Doesnt Ullmark have a limited Trade claus ? When if he doesn't want to go to Edmonton,
Feel free to reference this in the next podcast if you like:
Trading away Poitras in the deal is worth it. However, now the winger depth is lacking, assuming Debrusk is part of the deal. It's a fair point that trading Poitras isn't a huge deal at center, because now you have Drai/Zacha/Coyle locked up. However, if you can keep Poitras at 2c, now Zacha can fill in what would be lacking winger depth. Now Marchand/Pastrnak can be top line wingers, and Zacha/JVR can be 2nd line wingers, which is an excellent top 6 especially if you put one of Pasta/Marchand on the second line. If Poitras is gone, now Zacha is center, and Frederic or someone else has to grab a top 6 winger spot. Not ideal.
So as of now: Draisaitl for Ullmark, Debrusk +
I'd say Edmonton wants 2-3 more quality pieces. A first can be added for sure, and then Lysell and/or Lohrei. However, I'd consider trading Bussi instead of one of those instead. Now Edmonton gets to have a tandem of high end goalies who worked under goalie Bob, and I'd imagine that's appealing after seeing Boston's success with the tandem.
Now it's: Draisaitl for Ullmark, Debrusk, a 1st, Lysell, and one of: Lohrei or Bussi.
Losing Bussi is probably less of a hit overall, but may be more appealing to Edmonton. It comes down to if Boston is ok with losing both Ullmark and Bussi. They'd have to grab a backup in another trade, or get Skinner with Draisaitl.
This would keep Lohrei and Poitras around, and keep the winger depth solid, while appealing to Edmonton's desperation for a good goalie/tandem.
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