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Originally Posted by Ned Braden
Pominville is a much more valuable property than Bouwmeester. He's a significantly better player with a cap hit almost $2 million lower. It's a silly comparison. Pominville is an excellent 2-way center; Bouwmeester will be the #3 defenseman on a bubble team.
As for not waiting until the summer, who's to say that a first round pick would still be there, especially if Bouwmeester tailed off down the stretch like he did last year? Two months ago you would have been lucky to get anything to unload Bouwmeester's contract. Holding out in the hope you can get a marginally better return is crazy. Take what you can get and feel lucky.
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I respect your opinion but I don't think he's head and shoulders more valuable than JBo. We will have to see how well he plays in STL along side Pietreangelo but when I see some of the returns today I really wonder if Feaster pulled the trigger a bit too early especially when it was reported several teams were in on JBo. Feaster stated STL was the best offer but how can it really be when there's 2 days until the trade deadline and common sense tells you that offers usually get better the closer to the deadline.