Originally Posted by
Pengwin7
I... got here too late.
I like the Tomas Hertl side.
We've talked some on the forums about Bura's increase in TOI/scoring if Oshie/J.Will leave.
What about Hertl?
Looks like the team is about to move on from Thornton and Marleau.
SJ has, quite possibly, the most fixed/dynamic PP in the NHL over the last 2 years, a 4F/1D PP unit that ALWAYS included Burns + Pavelski, Couture, Thornton, Marleau.
So what happens if/when Thornton/Marleau are left to walk???
Yup.
Tomas Hertl, IMO, is one of the best buy-lows this summer.
I think he has more upside than Burakovsky... and I'm not sold that Montour is the PP1 guy for ANA.
But, it's pretty close... I just think people are getting hung up on the two players in the deal that have been thrust into our eyes over last two weeks from playoffs.
We'll have to track this one and see how it pans out.
It's always interesting to be the lone wolf on one side of a trade analysis.