I'd do this. I saw a post this week where some Habs fans were convinced Matheson for Necas was a fair trade.

I've also seen a bunch of Carolina fans saying they weren't interested in futures because they are already in their window. That one makes sense but who knows.

I didn't hear it myself, but allegedly E. Friedman said the Hurricanes don't plan on bringing Necas back for next season. Which means he'll be traded at some point before 2024-25 begins. Necas fits perfectly with where the Red Wings are at for multiple reasons, but I agree the Hurricanes will probably not want futures only, unless they're confident they can do a roster overhaul on the UFA market. Guentzel will cost a lot to re-sign if they go that route, and they'll need to replace Pesce on the blueline too as he'll probably price himself out of there.

Detroit should find out what it would cost to acquire Rossi from Minnesota. No offense to Compher, but maybe he'd be better as a defensive 3C, letting Rossi grow as their 2C behind Larkin. By the time Compher and Copp are off the books, Rossi should have hit his stride and then some, and Danielson should be in the NHL too.

At the end of the day you can still turn around and move the future for something that helps you now.

The pick we got for Bertuzzi was turned into Debrincat four months later.

I can see this being around the return... but I think if it is, it'll be a last minute deal. They'll want to use Necas to buy, but failing that, they'll sell.