We are already 1 top 4 defenseman short of having a full top 4. Trading Brodie makes zero sense unless you are getting a younger top 4 defenseman with upside.
We need to be looking to add to the top 4 not subtract from the top 4.
I would say a RHS top 4 defenseman is our biggest need, more so than a top line RW. I would take a good LHS top 4 defenseman over a RW at the moment.
Wingers are a dime a dozen in this league, and unless they are elite like Gaudreau, they don't provide as much impact to your team as a center, defenseman or goalie.
To trade Brodie for winger is like filling one small hole in the lineup but creating an even bigger hole in the lineup.
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