Gotta give this one to Boston. They replaced Horton and got 3 quality prospects while shedding about 5mill in cap. They sacrificed scoring and C depth, but they had enough to spare.
- MaximumBone

Not knowing Boston brass' real beef w seguin's professionalism (he's
Only 22) you've got to think they feel good about bergy and
Kreji as the top 2 centers (both amazing playoff performers) so why not flip seguin rather than have
Him as a 3rd center. Makes some sense.

Could have just kept an elite sniper like Kessel. Kessel is better than Erikson.
- Smurfs-A-Joke

without bothering the very good prospects they got as well;
Eriksson is a WAYYY better two way player than kessel.
and its not like he cant put up points either.
plus he's a true winger and boston needed to replace Horton. what's the use in a 5.8 mil 3rd line center?

good trade for both

and ur sorta forgetting that boston ALSO got dougie Hamilton who happens to be one the truest blue chip prospects in the game (and knight too!). AND has a cup since as well.. im sure theyre ok with how everything turned out in the kessel deal..

Easily Dallas. I mean Boston fans were saying Seguin is the 2nd coming of Crosby. So you traded Crosby version 2 for Erikson. lol In all seriousness, Erikson is a good player but not elite. And this is not the kings ransom Chirelli was talking about was he? I think Boston should have got a first for Seguin in any deal. Fact of the matter is, Kessel is better than Seguin and Erikson. Leafs win that trade.
- Smurfs-A-Joke

What? got to be kidding right? Tyler Seguin couldn't lace Crosby's skates on his best day. If Boston fans believed that they need to lay of the booze and check back into reality.

Im curious to see if Erikson can play Boston's style. I think Seguin will do well in Dallas but who is he playing with? Dallas seems to have a lot of Centres.
- Captain_Quiffe

haha lots of centers? They have so few centers they were playing Jamie Benn at center last year. Who btw has been a winger his whole life.

Edit: It was already speculated that they got him so they could put Benn at his natural position and Seguin at center on his line.

What? got to be kidding right? Tyler Seguin couldn't lace Crosby's skates on his best day. If Boston fans believed that they need to lay of the booze and check back into reality.
- RobFlyers#1

Don't mind this guy, Leaf fan that needs to talk about the Kessel trade 24/7 like the B's fan's really give a sh!t about that trade anymore. No one in Boston is saying awww man I wish we didn't get Seguin, Hamilton and Knight for Kessel. the guys just posts non sense everyday, hes likely 13 and just getting used to the internet.

Besides that note its a good deal for the B's, Seguin is, and will be, a stud.... BUT.... Eriksson is an awesome player who's avg 29.5 goals in the last 4 years, plus is a Selke nominee who will fit in very well on what will make probably the best 2 way line in hockey with Marchand-Bergeron-Eriksson. That and getting Morrow, and 2 good specs Reilly who played a lot of NHL this year and Fraser who has something like 70 goals in the AHL in the last 2 years.

the big thing is the huge cap savings, that's the kicker, it allows them to hit the FA market and resign Tuukka.

What's ignored is that Seguin would have such a hard time cracking the top 2 C spots, Bergeron and Krejci are entrenched there and he isn't a natural RW, that's what we got in Eriksson

Ericksson is better than Seguin? not sure about that.
- blahman20

At this point in their careers, yes, 100%.

Eriksson has towed the same or higher point per game average for the last few years, and on top of that is known for his defensive play - this guy could be yet another future selke candidate on Boston, along with Bergeron.

Probably will join Bergy and Toews in the perennial Selke nom club once Datsyuk retires.

Now, will Seguin become even better in Dallas with increased responsibility? Yes, I think so - he may well flourish into a top 15 scorerdown there.

Where I think the deal was won, though, is in the details by Boston:

-Aside from Eriksson, they managed to snag 3 good prospects: Joe Morrow, who projects as a top 4 defenseman if not a top 2 defenseman in his prime, Reilly Smith, who looks like he'll blend in really nicely in the Bruins bottom 6 before long (probably an immediate cheaper replacement for Peverly), and this Matt Fraser kid looks like a dark horse to be a top 6 scorer, similar to Ryder in his shoot-first kind of game. Absolutely ridiculous goal totals at every level of hockey he's played.

-You also have to consider the fit - Boston traded a guy who by all accounts wasn't blending in to that locker room, for a guy who fits the Bruins playing style to a T.

-Money wise, the Bruins desperately needed to save cap space. They moved out Seguin's 5.7 million for a player who will probably do better than Seguin in their system, who only costs 4.2 against the cap. On top of that, they managed to shove off Peverly's overpaid 3.2 mill, giving them even more space and opening up a position for one of their prospects.

Boston wins this deal easily, much like they've won most deals with Chiarelli at the helm.

Like the Leafs/Boston deal...we should judge this in 5 years. Seguin is still going to be really good. Guess people are forgetting that's 22 years old.
- blahman20

This is nothing like the Leafs/Boston deal.

Get over it ffs.

Bruins...easily won that trade Fraser and Morrow are gems...and Eriksson is a self-proclaimed 30 goal scorer in this league. Morrow and Hamilton will be the cornerstone for the Bruins D in appx. 3-4 years. Fraser is a 35 goal scorer in the AHL...though yet he hasn't found his way in the league when he does he will be lethal .

I'd take Eriksson over Seguin any day. Seguin a problem child, must be a pretty good reason Chiarelli thought it was time to move him.