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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
It's like people don't realize the Blackhawks had Hossa, the Bruins had Chara, the Kings had Mitchell, the Penguins had Gonchar, the Red Wings had Lidstrom. Gio is a huge part of this team's FUTURE even if he's old.
I want Drouin but you don't build a championship stacking up a bunch of dangling wingers and 22 year olds. That's how you build the Edmonton Oilers.
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Meh. I wouldn't trade Giordano straight across for Druin but if Yzerman threw in a 2nd round pick or a goaltender I would take hard look at it. Wouldn't be popular but IMO it would be a short term pain for long term gain as it's great to see Gio playing better but the fact is his deal hasn't kicked in yet and he's not going to be a $6 million defenseman in a few years. I think it's pretty clear he's been surpassed by Brodie as the teams most important defenseman and unloading that contract means the team can likely keep Russell around for a few years to help as the team breaks in some of their prospect defensemen.
Bottom line is that I'm all about 2-3 years in the future as today the team is a middling, rebuilding team that isn't close to being a legit cup contender. Druin is likely going to look a lot better on this team in a couple of years than Gio will. It goes back to the old NFL management being far ahead of the NHL when it comes to managing the salary cap as it's all about paying your players in their prime top dollar not older, declining veteran players.