Just my thoughts:
- With not that many skilled Dmen in this years UFA class, a sellers market and combine that with Jaybo playing his best hockey since signing that contract I believe we could have gotten a higher return.
- We talk negatively about these prospects we got in the trade since most NHL'ers are drafted in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounds. There are the few gems and role players that get drafted later on or are undrafted but there developed strongly with patience. We don't have a good track record of doing that.
- The cap space. Everyone talking about cap relief were currently below the cap floor for next year so were gonna be signing free agents and since our GM always talks about retooling we could easily sign a dman like Wideman.
- Potential disaster. If St.Louis wins the cup next year(highly unlikely) we would get a 30th pick a undrafted 26 year old dman and a goalie not even playing in the NHL for Boumeester. Ultimately no NHL players for Jay but I guess thats the risk when rebuilding.
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