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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I agree that none of these mistakes are giant mistakes. On Engelland I just believe we are paying too much for a "locker room guy" who is a healthy scratch periodically. I believe the guy would pass through waivers unclaimed tomorrow.
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Well you can believe that all you want, it isn't reality. Veteran defensemen are more valuable than you think. We traded a 3rd for Staios a few years back. Engelland is very similar in role and contract. Depth defensemen have value to playoff teams.
He's a healthy scratch periodically only because we're sitting another legit top 6 defenseman in Smid who needs playing time too. If our defense wasn't as deep Engelland would never be a healthy scratch.