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What Drury does with the vacated cap is also a factor. I want JRob. JRob, Greentree, cond 3rd for Panarin (and whatever is needed to acquire Robertson) is easier to digest.

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What Drury does with the vacated cap is also a factor. I want JRob. JRob, Greentree, cond 3rd for Panarin (and whatever is needed to acquire Robertson) is easier to digest.

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I think he could have gotten a better return. Hands tied or not, it’s still Artemi Panarin playing pretty darn close to his prime.

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Any reason he’s still in the OHL at 20…?

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Yeah, but if teams are calling you can build a competitive market (interested parties are blind to other interested parties).

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There’s a compounding effect here that’s hard to ignore. Having screwed up so badly last year with the players has forced Drury to over correct. He probably gave Panarin too much leverage, which backed him into a corner with one team. I’m not buying that, at the onset of all this, Panarin said “only the Kings.” If there were other options, Drury had leverage.

I like the prospects for Greentree, but you can’t trade one of the best offensive threats for basically just a good/maybe very good prospect. Does anyone know if he was LA’s best trade chip?

The pattern of Drury getting underwhelming trades is pretty brutal and will likely keep the org on the same path we’ve been on for 32 years.

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Part of the problem with Rupp’s take is Panarin already holds the keys to his future. Drury doesn’t lose leverage by making it known he will be traded. If anything, I think it helps build Panarin’s market early, which could lead to a higher return. Of course, that’s the most positive spin I can think of 😉

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I agree with everything you said, Jan. No player outside of Igor and Miller should be safe. The root issue, though, is Drury. Perhaps this retool is his last chance. If he doesn’t come out on top trading the whole team, the plug should 100% be pulled.

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