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Originally Posted by Calgary Highlander
An interesting scenario would be trading Hudler for a high value and acquire Kessel for cheap.
We can address our needs on defense (or acquire A level prospects/1st round picks) without hurting the team's offensive ability. We lose a character guy in Hudler, but I think the Kessel=cancer thing is way overblown. Kessel would not be given star treatment in Calgary (media or coaches). The stars of this team are Giordano, Gaudreau, and Monahan and those three are probably the hardest working players on the team. I think he'd fall in line with their work ethic.
We would be competitive for the next few years and hopefully become contenders as some of the prospects develop into front end players.
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So we trade Hudler because we likely can't afford his next contract and its term and then get Kessel? I wouldn't do that.