Way too much for the isles to give up for a guy whose production has been declining over the years.

Henrique is better than Subban.

Only 1 season left as opposed to three, though. That's the reason to do this deal. Devils get a lower cap hit, Ducks get fewer years.

5-7-12 in his last 6 games...

I think it’s safe to say Rakell’s now off the trade block.. for the time being anyway. It’s gotta be an offer Bob Murray can’t refuse.

Six games isn’t that large of a sample size if teams made decisions based on six games they’d be in a lot of trouble

I will be the first to agree with the small sample size alert, but it's nice to see what he can do while finally playing with a couple of decent line mates.

As a swede and a huge Rakell fan, I would still say that youre off here. Pageau is one of the most versatile guys in the league. One of the best PKer, faceoff, producing at a high rate on a 3rd line role. Rakell is a good shoter, sure. But not nearly as good as Pageau in all the different areas of the game. Add his decline over the past seasons (though a really incompetent offensive Anaheim team).

With that said, if we were to include a cap dump in Komarov, I think the price increases obviously.

Sure, but Pageau also came over as a pending UFA. Rakell comes with an extra year, that I'm sure the Ducks would have no issue retaining on him to get a higher return. I see no reason why they couldn't get a 1st+good prospect, which is essentially the Pageau return (1st+2nd+3rd two years later)

Actually no, it was revealed that Lou made a deal with Pageau before the deal was strucked, therefore the prize.

If Rakell was made available and there was a bidding war for him, I could see it, but in my opinion he is not at this moment.

Honestly, if I were GMBM, unless I get an overwhelming offer for him, I'd keep him. I don't really feel like the Ducks are in a position where they should be taking on multiple years of bad contracts at this point, and I'd much rather use the space this summer to target a high profile dman and a top 6 forward, whether it be through free agency (DOUGIEEEEEEE) or trade. Lots of young guys who are starting to play decently.

If anyone is interested in Silfverberg though, I'm all ears.

Yeah, I here you. Rakell is a good player with a great contract. Maybe the best thing would be to boost his value next year and play him with Zegras, and then maybe trade him at next years deadline. Hopefully somewhat a normal deadline with a buyers market, rather than a sellers market.

I disagree. The Ducks aren't making the playoffs this year, and would be a long shot next year. Trade him while his value is at it's highest.

As for everything else on here-I don't see the point in taking cap dumps from teams, to still be bad and also a cap ceiling team. I get that we're getting extra picks and assets, but I'd rather seem them spend the money on good players this offseason, or at least have the space to add when they get to that point.

Believe me, I’m all about trading Rakell when his value is highest. I was kinda speaking to the type of dude Murray is. I guarantee you he thinks the Ducks can still salvage this season.