by Redwing77
Today, T.J. Oshie, a former UND standout forward and St. Louis first round draft pick, was traded to the Washington Capitals.
In return, St. Louis receives former Blackhawk Troy Brouwer, former MTU goaltender Phoenix Copley, and a 2016 3rd round pick.
Oshie had a down year last year only recording 55 points (19g-36a), which is down from 2013-14 campaign where he had 60 points (21g-39a). In other words, Oshie had an ok, but not great year last year.
Troy Brouwer had a "stellar" year where he scored 21g-22a (43 pts) in 82 games. Phoenix Copley played 2 years at MTU before spending one year between Washington's ECHL and AHL team. He posted a respectable 17-4-3 record with a 2.17 GAA and a .925 Save% in 26 games with the Hershey Bears.
My thoughts? St. Louis wanted to make changes at the top of their lineup. That meant trading Backes, Oshie, or both. They traded Oshie. They got meh in return.
This isn't a colossally bad trade (like Minnesota did by trading Nick Leddy for Ben Eager a few years back), but it's trading Washington a first line player (who will probably play on Washington's second line) for a 2nd line/3rd line forward. The video in the article said "I love this move for Washington." and "I love this move for Oshie." What did they say for Brouwer and St. Louis? "Interesting move for St. Louis." Yup.
I recognize they wanted to make a change. But the question is: Are you making a change to make a difference and improve your team or are you making a change just to make a change (send a message)? My guess: This was a trade just to make a change. St. Louis did not improve one bit from this.
Winner: Washington
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