Stajan's most probably gone after this season (UFA). Mayers will not be re-signed for sure (unless he somehow catches fire).
That leaves White (re-signed) and Hagman as the pieces remaining from this trade. Like some have said, short term wise it gives the team more scoring but beyond this season, the outlook is pretty grim.
The problem is that I doubt Sutter could've gotten much more than this since it's hard to move a $7M defenseman in the middle of the season, let alone one who's been struggling for awhile. This is a make or break trade. Only a GM desperate enough to put his job on the line would trade for Phaneuf, and Burke is one of the very few GMs that fit the criteria.
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