I'll go Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Vasilevskiy
Tweet from @Soulfinger67: @BBurnsNHL I thought A. Wilcox was a top prospect, yet he was traded for McKenna, a minor league veteran. Why did the Bolts sour on him? #AskBurnsie
Another good question from @Soulfinger67. Like you, I was surprised when the Lightning decided to trade Crunch goalie Adam Wilcox and bring in Mike McKenna. The move to acquire McKenna made sense. The Crunch were gearing up for a lengthy postseason run - they just beat St. John's three games to one in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs - and goaltender was one of their bigger question marks.
By bringing in McKenna, the Crunch got a veteran who knows how to win at the AHL level and is capable of carrying a team for stretches when the offense isn't clicking. Giving up on Wilcox was, to me, unexpected however. After a shaky start to his pro career when he put up a 3.34 goals-against average and .891 save percentage in 27 games with owered his GAA to 2.87. But his play dipped a bit as the season progressed.
Ultimately, the Lightning liked what they had a little more with Connor Ingram, the Bolts' third round (88ththe Crunch in 2015-16, Wilcox responded well in his second full season in Syracuse. He won 18 games in 34 starts aoverall) pick in the 2016 NHL Draft. Ingram was a stud for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League this season, going 26-14-2, 2.44 GAA and .927 save percentage in 45 regular season games. He was named WHL's Western Conference Second All-Star Team at the conclusion of the season.
Long story short, Ingram's continued progression made Wilcox expendable.