Vatanen to the Devils Highlights Chiarelli's Many Failings
Today, the New Jersey Devils dealt 45 point player Adam Henrique, depth forward Joseph Blandisi and a 2018 3rd round pick for Sami Vatanen and a conditional pick.
The Ducks managed to not get worse in this trade and Devils got miles better. But what's more interesting, is that the Ducks reset the market on top pairing defensemen. After Oilers' GM Chiarelli went completely mental and dealt a Top 5 left winger for a 2nd pairing defenseman in the Hall/Larsson trade, this deal is a breath of fresh air and really proves what a dolt Chiarelli is.
It would be weird to see a team fire their GM as a result of two other teams trading assets, but this one really should be enough to do it.
Sami Vatanen was available, and for a pretty low price. This is a guy that makes any team he is on, better. And he is a much better defenseman than Larsson, unquestionably.
So then, why did Chiarelli sell so low on Taylor Hall, getting a worse asset back? Well, it's because he is terrible at his job. Now, while he looks for scoring help on the wing (imagine if he had a guy like Hall...or Eberle) a top defenseman has been traded for pennies on what he paid for a 2nd pairing guy.
Imagine if the Oilers had kept Taylor Hall, and dealt Eberle and some minor leaguer for Sami Vatanen. That's a good looking team.
The Ducks managed to not get worse in this trade and Devils got miles better. But what's more interesting, is that the Ducks reset the market on top pairing defensemen. After Oilers' GM Chiarelli went completely mental and dealt a Top 5 left winger for a 2nd pairing defenseman in the Hall/Larsson trade, this deal is a breath of fresh air and really proves what a dolt Chiarelli is.
It would be weird to see a team fire their GM as a result of two other teams trading assets, but this one really should be enough to do it.
Sami Vatanen was available, and for a pretty low price. This is a guy that makes any team he is on, better. And he is a much better defenseman than Larsson, unquestionably.
So then, why did Chiarelli sell so low on Taylor Hall, getting a worse asset back? Well, it's because he is terrible at his job. Now, while he looks for scoring help on the wing (imagine if he had a guy like Hall...or Eberle) a top defenseman has been traded for pennies on what he paid for a 2nd pairing guy.
Imagine if the Oilers had kept Taylor Hall, and dealt Eberle and some minor leaguer for Sami Vatanen. That's a good looking team.
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