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With Kuzy in play, I’d go: Guentzel - Aho - Teravainen Svechnikov - Kuznetsov - Necas Martinook - Staal - Jarvis Noesen - Drury - Fast Kotkaniemi Lemieux Slavin - Burns Skjei - Pesce Orlov - Chatfield DeAngelo Andersen Kochetkov Martin Raanta

IF he rebounds this is a good pickup.

15 points in 26 games, not too bad. Known playoff performer, should be cheap. Same thing with Eberle, though he might be more expensive.

Would like: Buchnevich, Vatrano, Toffoli, Eberle, Granlund (only decent center left) Would take: Pacioretty

Yeah I don’t even get that, they could have left him out.

Hopefully TDA clears because right now we have no defensive depth. Coghlan and Smith are next men up.

Decent trade. Wish Koivunen wasn’t included, I think he’ll be a 3C in the NHL. At least the picks are contingent on us making/winning the cup. In my mind I’m looking at it like: Carolina Receives: Jake Guentzel (1/2LW - hopefully re-signs), Ty Smith (defensive depth for the playoffs) Pittsburgh Receives: Michael Bunting (3LW), Ville Koivunen (3C), Vasily Ponomarev (4C), Cruz Lucius (AHL/Fringe 4th Liner), first or second round pick, possibly a 5th round pick.

Elite players though, we have Aho and that’s it. I’m fine with selling off good prospects to get us over the hump, I personally don’t think Guentzel does but I hope I’m wrong. I don’t see a team with Jack Drury as their 2C winning the Cup. I truly think this team needs another elite center. Petterson would have got us there.

Yeah Servalli seems more careful with his words and has only spoken in absolutes when sure this time. He said a trade call is being set up now.

The goal is to keep the window open so you don’t end up like Pittsburgh and Washington. That’s why you hold on to prospects and only trade good one’s for players with term.

Highly doubt he’d be in it since he wasn’t even available for Petterson.

Lots of people contradicting themselves. Servalli has come out and said that the deal includes a conditional pick that can become a first, multiple prospects, and Bunting. Morrow NOT part of the deal.

WOW… Pagnotta said Morrow was in the deal… Servalli is saying he is NOT.

Guentzel is not a 100 point player. I don’t even think he’s an 80 point player on the Canes. Probably 60’s-70’s. And we never see that if he doesn’t re-sign.

Some speculation that Jackson Blake is also in the deal which I’d hate. He was one of the best college hockey players this year.

Details starting to come in: Carolina Receives: Jake Guentzel (un-signed) Pittsburgh Received: Michael Bunting, Scott Morrow, a 2nd round pick, and an unnamed prospect

Right but I don’t think you can make deals off of if’s. I’d want an extension before giving up a 50 point winger, an offensive-defensive prospect with top four potential, and an early round draft pick. We either need to win the Cup or Guentzel needs to re-sign in order for a trade that consists of Bunting, Morrow, and a pick to be considered successful. Losing in the second round and then losing Guentzel would be a disaster.

Eichel wasn’t a rental, he was in the early part of an 8 year contract and was acquired at the beginning of the season. Trading Morrow for a rental only makes sense if he told Carolina he won’t sign with them. Which I don’t know why he would because he’d have a great shot at being on the bottom pair next year.

I agree. I just think there are other guys I’d prefer to ship out.

Personal opinion but I think those teams have more high end talent than us and I think that’s what got them over the hump. Their deadline acquisitions provided depth. For us, I think we have a lot of depth but not high end talent. If Guentzel doesn’t re-sign or we don’t win the Cup then we essentially gave away a top four defensemen for nothing. I’d be fine giving up a prospect with an extension, without is a big gamble. Ultimately, I think the prospect hoarding comes down to us hoping that one or two of these guys becomes a superstar. I’m holding out hope for Nikishin and Nadeau.

I don’t like that.

Really don’t want to give up one of our only defensive prospects. Rather give a forward. I’d have been fine giving Ponomarev because FUS is going to chase him down as soon as next year and maybe Koivunen too.

Nothing. Those two are the only names I like that are left.

Really wanted Duclair, hate to see him on Tampa.

Feel like it’s Bunting, Morrow, and a 2nd. Hope I’m wrong.