Hagelin would be the other guy you trade vs Zucc. There is money for one but not both I think. The emergence of Miller, Hayes, and Fast I think makes Hags a little more expendable. Maybe you see if you can extend Zucc, if yes trade hags if no trade Zucc. Hagelin may bring back a better return, in part because I think the playoff teams will be the ones in on Hags and it makes more sense for them to pay full price for a player.
About the prospect of trading Hagelin. I know he doesn't put up big numbers on the scoresheet and he struggles to finish, but his speed is so disruptive to opponents and seems to contribute significantly to keeping the puck in the other team's end. There is seldom a game where I don't notice him in some positive manner, and he is a turnover-forcing machine.
I may be wrong but he seems to me one of those guys that we would miss more than we think when he's gone. A team that relies on its speed as a major part of its system probably shouldn't trade its fastest player unless the return is too good to pass up.
the tough decision is zuccs vs MSL. Marty is a nice clubhouse presence but he will be old.... you never know when the bottom will fall out... and something tells me a competitor like that isn't taking a hometown discount
I may be wrong but he seems to me one of those guys that we would miss more than we think when he's gone. A team that relies on its speed as a major part of its system probably shouldn't trade its fastest player unless the return is too good to pass up.