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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
Its too bad Engelland has one more year on his contract. If he was UFA, I could see him getting a decent return. Seems like a guy who'd be good to have for a playoff run.
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He'd get a good return right now if Treliving wants to move him. He's the type of defenseman that teams want for the playoff as you note. The extra year on his deal doesn't erase his value, his contract is not as out of line as some fans think. Ideally we'd keep him and move two of Wideman/Russell/Smid instead. I've been speculating for a while that if we re-signed Russell then maybe you cash in on Engelland right now because you're a seller and the market for depth physical defensive defensemen is very high right now.
Engelland right now might get you more than Polak got the Leafs to a team that can afford to add his 3 million next year. But like I said I'd rather move Russell/Wideman/Smid.