I wanted to add an impact defenseman and I think that Chara is easily top 5 in the NHL. Weiss is a solid two way center but our forward depth is great and I felt that I had the depth to make this deal. I am a fan of Halischuck's 2 way game and think he can be a good 3rd liner down the line. Volchenkov is a guy I like a lot; but with him being a UFA after this season and our team having a lot of big salaries he would have walked. Dono and Schnieds were both added to meet roster limits.
Basically I feel I gave up 2 really good players for one elite player and I think this deal will help both squads.
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