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Originally Posted by Weitz
Why would any of those teams trade one of those players for Gio?
I just don't see a team trading a young stud defenceman for an old stud defenceman
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Because he was/is a top 5 defenseman in the league. The younger stud defenseman are not (or not yet). He can give a team a significant performance boost at least for 1 season, which can be a very attractive option.
Let me ask you a counter question - Why would the Flames trade him for anything less? Especially considering that they have loaded up their team to try and go further than the 2nd round next season.