I haven't voted because to me it would depend on the return. Like many I'd like a young defenceman but to get a good one, we'd need to add something. It's too bad Smid is still on the IR because I'd include him in such a trade. I think Diaz has taken his spot as he's a better fit with a defensive defenceman, leaving Smid as only an alternative to Engelland. Defencemen are also in high demand among the real contenders who are more interested in the here and now than in the future. Someone like Pouliot in return would look real good for our future.
If we can't get what we want, I'd pass as keeping Glencross for the stretch would be like acquiring him for nothing, or at least whatever another team would try and work us for. I get the asset management thing but as a team it isn't all about the nuts and bolts, it's also about the relationships that make a team work harder.
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