I don’t think Tatar has more value than Coleman coming into the trade deadline.
Teams are gearing up for the post-seasons and are looking for playoffs performers.
And you guys are underrating Coleman in that regard.
Blake Coleman has become one hell of a player, complete and versatile.
He’s got tons of speed.
He can score has shown by his 22 goals last year.
And he’s already got 21 goals this season on a really bad NJ team.
He is excellent defensively and a top player on the PK in regards to SH chances and SH goals.
He also leads the Devils in hits.
This is a heart and soul guy who never quit on a play and leaves it all on the ice.
A perfect 3rd C on a championship team who’s skill set is gold comes playoffs time.
And the cherry on top of that is his 1.8$M cap hit, with another year remaining on his contract.
This substantially increases the value of Coleman as contenders are usually very close to the cap limit.
Now Tatar is a very good winger who’s having a very productive year and could be useful scoring depth for a playoff team, but teams may be worried about the last time he was acquired at the TDL.
He did not mesh with Vegas and was a non-factor.
Also I don’t think contenders are looking to blow their load on a buttersoft winger.
If you’re looking for a playoff winger, would you target Krieder or Tatar ?
Might as well go for a cheaper Toffoli instead of overpaying for Tatar.
I still think shopping Tatar is the right move for Montreal and he should be able to net at least a 1st rounder.
With the right trading partner, maybe Bergevin could get the same value as Blake Coleman even tho I think that would be a poor trade for the acquiring team.
So yeah I probably would not argue with people saying Tatar’s value may be equal to Coleman’s, but I definitively disagree with the idea that Tatar is worth more.!
