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Originally Posted by dieHARDflameZ
Trading arguably your best offensive d-man and moving up Hamonic and Stone to the top two pairings? Not sure if that makes much sense at all unless someone is willing to pay a heavy price.
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The return would be enormous. Hamilton would return nearly any winger in this league, the exception being guys in the tier of Kucherov.
And that plays a role in why it makes sense to trade him - it's not because CP thinks he's a whipping boy and doesn't value him, it's exactly the opposite.
Nashville didn't trade Seth Jones because he was a whipping boy and not valued... they traded from a position of strength, and the return for Seth Jones was Ryan Johansen, their #1C. Was anyone in Nashville pining for Seth Jones, as that team played their way into the SCF last season, Ryan Johansen largely carrying their offense on the way there?