I mean ... he's not. He's got a good contract though, which does elevate his value. Top 4 defenseman who over-perform their contract value are fairly rarely available in the trade market, and Chychrun doesn't have to be all that good to over-perform his.Several guys on XM kept saying the ask for Chychrun was just too high. Someone said something along the lines of "he's just not that good".
Bruins pulling a Kucherov by all accounts, but dont worry, Uncle Gary says the league is watching closely on this type of thing!Bertuzzi to Bruins ... 1st rounder and a 4th, and Detroit retains salary. That's gonna be unpopular with the "do something" contingent around here because Carolina could have swung that if they were willing to part with the picks. Of course, he just scored his fifth goal of the season, so ... you know where I stand.
Bruins acquire Bertuzzi from Wings for 2 picks
The Bruins are staying busy ahead of the NHL trade deadline, acquiring forward Tyler Bertuzzi from the Red Wings in exchange for a 2024 first-round draft choice and a 2025 fourth-round pick.www.espn.com
I just don't get how allowing one team to obviously and publicly fail to even try to compete is allowed. This is not some short term thing either. They've been a clearinghouse for bad contracts for years now. Maybe you let it slide for a set period of time to allow for a rebuild, but what exactly are they rebuilding? The Coyotes are just gonna leverage this fresh set of young players into more cash and picks later on ... same as they've done for the last decade.I would rather allow what Arizona is doing than what the Bruins are about to do with Taylor Hall now on LTIR (conveniently allowing them to add Bertuzzi, and likely magically having Hall come back in the playoffs).
We avoid getting involved in drama involving a goalie who was cooked 4 years ago?Meanwhile, back in Raleigh.....
My favorite part of the tantrum was Mr.'s Quick tweeting that "they were not doing very well at all with the trade to Columbus"...I guess Quicks temper tantrum worked.
Hronek led all defensemen in 2019-20 in plus/minus . . . on the minus side.Lost in the shuffle ... the real deadline head scratcher.
Vancouver blowing the Horvat 1st round pick AND a 2nd round pick on ... Filip Hronek????? What? I mean, I like Hronek ... really sharp playmaker kind of defenseman, mid-20s on a decent contract ... but are you freaking kidding me with that cost? Plus, Vancouver's not going anywhere the next two years while Hronek is cheap, and he's a guy who has to be sheltered ... a bit of a luxury item unless he's a guy you got organically through your system. Bananas, man.
Or, in Mike Commodore’s world, he won the Masters!Hronek led all defensemen in 2019-20 in plus/minus . . . on the minus side.
Sens really appear to be a hard working team right now. Solid work tonightI am thoroughly enjoying the theoretically upgraded Rangers dropping the home debut of Patrick Kane to Ottawa tonight!
This is the thing that I know a few pundits said that I agree with. Sure Patrick Kane is a flashy addition. A sure fire first ballot HoFer, one of the better offensive players of his generation. But the Rangers biggest issue this season has been keeping the puck out of their net and their 5v5 play. Those are 2 things that Kane actually hurts more than helps. Shesterkin hasn't been .935 Vezina Shesterkin this season, he has been an average .910. That is not good when you have a team that doesn't play a good 5v5 defense.I am thoroughly enjoying the theoretically upgraded Rangers dropping the home debut of Patrick Kane to Ottawa tonight!