General Wings Comments 2025-26

[buddha]

btw, i hope you all are right about larkin's value!

i still think the most logical trade partner is utah.  sounds like we could get something done with them which would be great.

we wouldnt deal edvinsson for hughes but we might for misa or #2 pick?  interesting...

[gehringer_2]

20 minutes ago, buddha said:

i cant believe people think larkin is equal in value to 24 year old jack eichel.  eichel coming off experimental surgery

I only remember that the health risk for letting Eichel pursue the artificial disc replacement was thought to be  high at the time - so high that Buffalo's docs refused to approve it. Since it all turned out well maybe there is a tendency to retcon away how much his value may have been affected. I remember reading up about it because I was interested in the medical  end. Cervical disc replacement is incredibly difficult surgery, totally bleeding edge at the time  - but has been ratified by successes like Eichel since.

[gehringer_2]

7 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

I only remember that the health risk for letting Eichel pursue the artificial disc replacement was thought to be  high at the time - so high that Buffalo's docs refused to approve it. Since it all turned out well maybe there is a tendency to retcon away how much his value may have been affected. I remember reading up about it because I was interested in the medical  end. Cervical disc replacement is incredibly difficult surgery, totally bleeding edge at the time  - but has been ratified by successes like Eichel since.

and the trade was before the surgery, so sugical success/failure was still unknown.

[Cruzer1]

19 hours ago, buddha said:

i cant believe people think larkin is equal in value to 24 year old jack eichel.  eichel coming off experimental surgery and not being able to play for half the season is about equal to prime/healthy dylan larkin.

that's why were saying stevie will likely get a first, a prospect, and some young roster filler third liner.  

and that would be fine value for larkin.

look, if san jose is insane enough to give us the #2 pick in a good draft for dylan larkin, you take it.  if they offer misa for larkin, you say yes before they finish the sentence.

larkin is 30 and at the end of his prime.  youre not going to get as much for that as you would for a younger player with superstar potential.  the one advantage you have is that he has term at a great nunber.

debrincat is 28 and getting toward the end of his prime.  he has one year left on his contract.  he is a good scoring winger.  he is NOT quinn hughes and wont bring back what hughes brought back.  and if he signs an extension it will be for big bucks.  as a one year rental?  he aint fetching the #2 pick in the ****ing draft.  

 

This isn't a good draft at the top. Missing top end guys. 

[Cruzer1]

I've heard Larkin for Jason Robertson had been discussed. 

[Hongbit]

32 minutes ago, Cruzer1 said:

I've heard Larkin for Jason Robertson had been discussed. 

Love Robo but they would become very thin at Center.    

[Mr.TaterSalad]

If we acquired Jason Robertson I would then flip him for draft capital or top tier prospects. Ideally, San Jose would want Robertson to pair with Celebrini. The long and short of it is, the rebuild failed and we need to hit the reset button on it.