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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Rebuild or no rebuild. I still think it's a mistake to trade a 29-year old defenceman who logs 30 minutes a game against the other team's top lines.
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It could be argued, as puckluck2 said, that he has a negative impact on the team playing all these quality minutes and not really being a difference maker. However, the fact he continues to get these minutes is indicative we have no better options regardless of how you feel about his play. So I agree that moving him would leave a huge void on D that would eventually need to be filled.
I still think we should trade him though, but the asking price needs to be high as once he's gone we open up the need for a new number 1 D. So we better have ourselves a good draft and/or develop ourselves some quality D prospects as we certainly run the risk of not finding a capable replacement anytime soon.