I'd say this counts as the first official time that Feaster has proven his word correct when he said he would be able to take advantage of teams with money issues.
We lost two decent prospects that both had respectable but overall low chances of sticking in the NHL long-term (Brossoit is guess work, he stands a small chance of being great, but if he and Gillies both develop at the same rate he would never surpass Gillies), and we gained a player type we sorely lacked. Just that solid defensive presence, not an all-star, but a player that brings something none of our other guys really do at this point.
That's how you rebuild smart, deal low chart prospects in positions of abundance for quality NHLer's, while maintaining a steady group of high chart prospects.
I could be wrong, and they could go and trade Sven for some post-apex whoever and ruin everything, but trades like this help the rebuild significantly. Prospects are assets, and as soon as you feel that you have enough players charting above certain prospects, you use them as currency.
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