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Originally Posted by BlueCharlton
What baffles me about this is how many people want to trade Russell. He is our leading defenceman in points and is one of the only players who is a plus on the team! I know he hasn't been playing the toughest minutes but the guy has been rock solid and could really be a player in the future. I don't think that we can expect anything we get in return for Russell to be better than what he currently is and may provide for us in the future.
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Because they're focusing less on his performance as a player and more on what we gave up for him, hence the whole "buy low sell high" deal. Flip him while he's worth something. There's merit in both ideas but I'd rather stick with re-signing him if it's a $2 mill hit or under.