I think I would definitely consider a 1 for 1 trade. 2 underwhelming skaters who could use a fresh start to their careers. Beleskey has great net front presence and has a decent clapper and scores on some nice deflections. When's the last time someone scored a tip in goal? I can't remember any outside of maybe Tkachuk? I'd do this trade asap if he was a slight upgrade over Brouwer on the PP.
Worst case scenario, he ends up on the 4th line playing 9 minutes a game or we buy him out at less than what Brouwer would've cost to buyout. It seems like it would be low risk move and it wouldn't change much on the team as any other bottom 6 forward could replace him on the PK.
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