Dev wrote:I'm not a trade analyst but what happened with Hoffman is just depressing. has to be the lowest moment I have experienced as a fan. the cool thing is that the panthers are my unofficial second team, so I will still get to follow Hoffman.
The whole situation sucked for the Sens, and my initial reaction to the trade was "Man, Hoffman's girlfriend really torpedoed the Sens chances of jump-starting a rebuild by trading him," but the return really wasn't that surprising, all things considered. It only looked worse in light of the subsequent trade to Florida. Maybe Boedker can increase his value enough to recoup the second rounder they probably should have gotten in the first place, though. He's a solid asset, just a little overpaid.
The future of the organization hinges on what they do with Karlsson, though, so they can still turn things around by either trading him for a nice haul or signing him long term.