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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
Any sort of attachment to depth players on a non-playoff team is ridiculous. The other 3 cannot realistically be traded for value until the next deadline, so you have to trade this one now and get as many picks as you can. Doing that with Glencross led to Hamilton. Who knows what will be available at this year's draft...
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It all goes back to how far the NFL is ahead of the NHL in regards to managing salary cap. In the NFL they simply don't attach themselves to depth players as all the money goes to the top players and the rest is filled in via the draft and 2nd tier free agents. In the big picture Russell is not going to help this team get over the top and should not get a long term deal at more than $4 million a season. It's this type of antiquated management mindset that has paralyzed the league to the point where trades are extremely difficult. I was really hoping Treliving would be smarter than this.