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We dont have anyone better that him in the organization right now. I don't see the hurry in trading him. I really don't. Or course if we get a very good offer we have to consider it. To me a very good offer is a 1st, a good prospect and a good roster player. No retention but willing to take a bad contract back. Something with short term. If we take someone with 2-4 years of term that allows his contract to age nicely and gives us another roster player for a few years while our prospects continue to develop. You try to get a centre back in another trade if you can.

I would be more inclined to trade Debrusk or Boeser or Garland. All because none of them are top six centres.

Keep in mind that for players with term the TDD means shit. Players can still be traded just that they cannot play in the playoffs this year, if traded after TDD. So we could still trade any of our players with term after and for a player like Garland that may open up more markets. The others of course may not be willing to waive if they can't play in the playoffs this year. That would be an incentive for players with term.

A player like Myers can be dealt after July 1st.

But back toPettersson, I just don't want to see a panic sell off. If you can't get a good return you keep him.

Peter is this franchise's cornerstone; he's the player these guys decided to keep as their building block.

Not only do they keep him, they put the 'C' on his sweater.

Interesting proposal Don.

Wids, following his no-show in the Olympics, he’s now a diminishing asset - with half a dozen years to go, cut bait, remove the drama and get on with the rebuild.

BoS wrote: ↑Tue Feb 24, 2026 10:18 pm Interesting proposal Don.

Wids, following his no-show in the Olympics, he’s now a diminishing asset - with half a dozen years to go, cut bait, remove the drama and get on with the rebuild.

Yeah, this franchise has a long history of trading the wrong guy too soon or tying themselves to the mast of a sinking ship until it's way too late.....and just to be clear, trading a player who has been with the franchise for 8 seasons is NOT too soon.

Mëds wrote: ↑Wed Feb 25, 2026 12:24 am

BoS wrote: ↑Tue Feb 24, 2026 10:18 pm Interesting proposal Don.

Wids, following his no-show in the Olympics, he’s now a diminishing asset - with half a dozen years to go, cut bait, remove the drama and get on with the rebuild.

Yeah, this franchise has a long history of trading the wrong guy too soon or tying themselves to the mast of a sinking ship until it's way too late.....and just to be clear, trading a player who has been with the franchise for 8 seasons is NOT too soon.

I get all of that. I guess what I am saying is this, he is by far the best centre we currently have. So if you can get a good return that helps us with the rebuild yes, you go for it. But I do not advocate trading him just to get him off the team and move on. That seems self defeating to me. Trading him just because does not undo the mistakes of the past. He is over paid for what he is producing. No one will argue otherwise. But you have to replace him positionally no?

So if you can get a very good return that as I have said to me is, a 1st, a top prospect and a good to top roster player, with no retention, and if you need to bring back a salary with some term, then go for it. Hope you then can replace the centre position via a different trade. But if you cannot get that type of return then you keep him. It doesn't mean you stop trying to move him, not at all. I just do not believe in dumping him for the sake of getting him off the team. That makes no sense to me.

Now if there is evidence that he is a hinderance to the team in other ways that creates a different scenario. We have seen top players moved for well less than value because the team felt they had to move them out for off ice reasons. Spezza, Karlsson, come to mind. Or because they would only move to one or two teams and handcuffed the trading team. And that may end being a problem here with Pettersson. We may desire to move him but are stuck with where he will waive to so any return may be greatly suppressed.

He has value. He has value to this team. He is still a top 6 centre.