Love the deal for both teams. I had a long post all set and then something funky happened with my browser and I lost everything. I'll just say that Crouse is going to be an NHLer, but not necessarily a top 6 player. Getting Bolland off the Panthers where he had no role and just ate up a chunk of revenue with his bloated, useless contract is incredible, not just this year, but for the next several years. Panthers get back a couple of picks to rebuild the farm system a little (and they may be pretty high picks). Arizona gets a decent young prospect that could make their team this year. They also get Bolland who can fill out their center depth on the bottom 2 lines when healthy.
This is one of those rare win/win trades.
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