If I was Treliving I trade Russell at the deadline and leave Hartley to run with Wotherspoon or another deserving defenseman from the farm next season. This organization has done well breaking in forwards from the farm but outside of Brodie they have done a poor job in regards to giving their drafted defensemen chances to make the big team. Kind of seems silly to fill the 5/6 gaps with veteran NHL defenseman when you are in a rebuild.
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