Everything I've seen from Larsson over his NHL career makes me think he's a 2nd-pair D right now who's asked to play against the team's top opposition. He has the upside to grow into a true top-pair D level player, but he's more a 3rd or 4th D right now who was asked to take on the tough minutes (because who else on the Devils was going to?). Not that the move doesn't have upside and that Larsson won't improve, but I keep seeing less and less from him that makes me believe he'll ever be a No. 1 D in the NHL (instead, I think he'll be either a complementary top-pair defenseman or the anchor to a strong second-pair).Subban for Weber was just... mind-boggling. Like... wtf?
I'm actually excited about Hall for Larsson though. I'm an Oilers fan, and Larsson is what the Oilers needed. He's a legitimate first line D, was +15, and played against the leagues best forwards. Was it an overpay? Of course, but to get a 1D you have to pay a premium. Also, if the Oilers land Lucic then the loss of Hall will be mitigated.
The Habs essentially chose to keep Michel Therrien over P.K. Subban. Not to mention his work in the Montreal community went completely overlooked as well. It's like what a lot of people were saying: the city of Montreal and the fans loved Subban, but management didn't. This is going to bite them.So, Hall for Larsson straight up is obviously advantage Hall-side. That said...The Oilers needed a D man like Larsson, and while you never like to see an overpay, they went for it to fill a need. The "but they could have signed Jason Demers" also doesn't fly with me because Larsson is better than Demers now AND has a way higher ceiling. You could also argue that Hall's injury history, particularly with the aggressive, gung-ho nature of his playing style, that the oilers were also paying for safety in addition to positional necessity.
So while I think, straight up 1 for 1 at this moment the Oilers made a disadvantageous and potentially bad trade, I can see the reasoning.
The subban for weber trade is absolutely mind boggling to me though. Weber is demonstratively declining...both advanced stats wise and the "eye check' method wise. You get what...a year or two of supposed (read: bullshit) better defensive d-man??? You sacrifice arguably the second most offensively gifted D-man in the league (Karlsson obv #1 and Burns doesn't count anymore) + his better than advertised defense + his higher ceiling + his waaayyyyy better contracts for that?!
Really?!
The habs are fucking dumb.
And apparently Weber hates him or something lmaoso we trade away subban but sign radulov
this is such a headscratcher lol I don't think it's possible to make sense out of this
Not a bad deal for either team. I think he was on the Wild's radar, but I'm also glad we didn't sign him. We don't need more money tied up in another winger, especially for 5+ years. We could do with a proper 1C, but not at the price Backes went for. I'm happy with our pickup of Staal, both for the price and for the length (2 years/~3M AAV). We don't have a true 1C, but our lines are deep enough where we can just roll with whichever of our top 3 lines is hot and hope for the best.And apparently Weber hates him or something lmao
In other news, KYLO OKPOSO ONLY GOT 6M YAAAY
for youWeber is bigger,heavier and better than subban
yeah you have no clue how Hockey works. So uneducated.Weber is bigger,heavier and better than subban
Two out of three ain't bad, I guess. Too bad the two correct ones are the ones that don't matter much at all.Weber is bigger,heavier and better than subban