Post by FloridaPanthers on Oct 13, 2021 17:56:45 GMT -5
to Florida
Nikolaj Ehlers
Victor Mete
Jayce Hawryluk
to Chicago
Jason Zucker
Anton Lundell
Sean Behrens
2022 WSH 1st
Florida agrees. It's a big price for what Ehlers is right now, but I'm also very confident in the player Ehlers is IRL and the NHL re-rate will be in play. We had been floating packages along the lines of Zucker + Lundell + 1st since before the draft, had some talks on a few guys, but weren't quite able to close anything. Those players were better than Ehlers is rated right now in this league, but I'm pretty sure if I NHL re-rate Ehlers after this upcoming season he's going to turn out better than them. Our young centre depth is pretty strong even without Lundell.
Although I liked Behrens, we have a ton of young defensemen coming onto the farm this year and Mete is both 1) probably ready a year or two sooner than the new guys and 2) going to make life a lot easier in developing our top D prospect Barron, also freeing up Timmins to provide a better partner for another one of the young guys, so while Behrens has more upside, I think Mete makes more sense for what we have in the system right now.
Hawryluk's just a depth add that will be either our 4C or 13th forward depending how things go in pre-season. Affordable 4th liner with physicality, a little bit of skill and if he works out, he's got a few years of team control left.
Nikolaj Ehlers
Victor Mete
Jayce Hawryluk
to Chicago
Jason Zucker
Anton Lundell
Sean Behrens
2022 WSH 1st
Florida agrees. It's a big price for what Ehlers is right now, but I'm also very confident in the player Ehlers is IRL and the NHL re-rate will be in play. We had been floating packages along the lines of Zucker + Lundell + 1st since before the draft, had some talks on a few guys, but weren't quite able to close anything. Those players were better than Ehlers is rated right now in this league, but I'm pretty sure if I NHL re-rate Ehlers after this upcoming season he's going to turn out better than them. Our young centre depth is pretty strong even without Lundell.
Although I liked Behrens, we have a ton of young defensemen coming onto the farm this year and Mete is both 1) probably ready a year or two sooner than the new guys and 2) going to make life a lot easier in developing our top D prospect Barron, also freeing up Timmins to provide a better partner for another one of the young guys, so while Behrens has more upside, I think Mete makes more sense for what we have in the system right now.
Hawryluk's just a depth add that will be either our 4C or 13th forward depending how things go in pre-season. Affordable 4th liner with physicality, a little bit of skill and if he works out, he's got a few years of team control left.
