Final evening the hockey world was shook with one of many greatest trades we’ve seen within the sport within the final decade, with Colorado delivery celebrity Mikko Rantanen out to Carolina in change for Marty Necas, Jack Drury, and a few late spherical draft picks.
Two Stanley Cup contenders making a deal mid season that includes a) the Hurricanes’ main scorer this yr and b) the participant with the fifth most objectives the final 3 seasons and sixth most factors is unparalleled, not simply in hockey however in sports activities basically. At first look you’d ask why would both staff wish to make this deal, however taking a look at it from a 30k foot view this can be a clear win win for each Carolina and Colorado.
Rantanen and the Avs have lengthy been rumored to be struggling to agree on a # for his new deal, and you may’t simply let a participant like Rantanen stroll on the finish of this season as a UFA.
For Carolina, Necas is an absolute stud. However I don’t assume it’s doubtless he ever reaches Miko Rantanen degree, so if they will commerce for him + signal him to an extended deal then it’s additionally an enormous win for him.
Seems like a reasonably sweat deal for all events concerned proper? You’d be appropriate, if it weren’t for a 3rd staff being concerned on this deal sitting within the nook on a chair with poor lumbar help whereas the opposite two events concerned make candy love to one another on high of the resort room cover.
You see on high of the change of star gamers, the Blackhawks additionally determined to ship one in all their strong veteran gamers (and possibly improbable mentor for Connor Bedard to have) in Taylor Corridor.
So in overview:
Colorado will get a legit rising star who’s on tempo for 92 factors this yr, a good center line heart, and a pair of draft picks.
Carolina will get celebrity Miko Rantanen and a strong ahead in Taylor Corridor {that a} ton of groups would like to have in the midst of their lineup come spring.
Blackhawks get a third spherical draft choose, and are paying half of Rantanen’s wage for Colorado/Carolina????
I’ve had time to digest this commerce, and I genuinely can’t wrap my mind across the transfer by Chicago. You actually gained nothing (until that third spherical choose turns into the 2nd coming of Patty Kane), and are additionally paying for Colorado to shed wage to allow them to give Carolina a celebrity? I don’t see any brief time period or long run profit for Chicago right here. They’re simply taking a whipping to let the true groups play with out them, and watching them really compete from the aspect.
This wouldn’t be like should you let one other man have an hour or two together with your spouse in mattress, that is like should you
-booked the resort room
-provided the lube
-changed their sheets for them after
-paid for the submit coitus room service meal.
I’m saying this as a Blues fan, however watching this as soon as proud authentic six franchise who flat out DOMINATED all the 2010’s successful 3 Stanley Cups fall to that is simply unhappy. The Blackhawks have been “rebuilding” since like 2018, and strikes like this inform me I don’t assume they’re going to be contending for something anytime quickly. Is it time for a brand new rival for the Blues?
(most likely not, we’re common as all hell so having a horrible rival is nice for my fragile ego).
The individual I really feel the worst for right here is Connor Bedard. Though Chicago was terrible once they drafted him, the sensation I bought (once more, saying this as a Blues fan) was that this was when the true flip round would begin. He’d get some strong veteran performing solid members, proceed to get higher and higher every season, finally change into the captain of the Blackhawks, and in just a few years they’d be competing once more.
However the way in which this season goes and Chicago deciding they’ll be the cuck {of professional} sports activities now, I legitimately can’t see Chicago sniffing a Cup till like 2035, not to mention a division title with how loaded the Central is.
Hopefully Chicago’s nail portray quarterback can flip their NFL franchise round quickly, as a result of their hockey franchise appears to be content material sitting within the nook of a resort room that you simply do NOT wish to see black lit for the foreseeable future.
