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Originally Posted by JJFlash
I can’t think of a more even trade than Brodie for Hoffman. Both players are on the fringe of being core, both player are similar in age, and contract salary and term. Historically, a 4 D would have more value than a top 6 Winger but Brodie is coming off a couple of sub par seasons while Hoffman has been steady.
Ottawa needs to fill the hole that Karlsson is likely going to create. Brodie will give them another elite skating defender only with some short comings. Hoffman is a quick winger with an elite shot exactly what we need. On paper neither GM wins or loses the trade while potentially filling a hole. Ideally, I would like to see a Right shooting RW but in this case a top 6 skilled winger addresses a need.
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Yup, I had the same line of thinking...Karlsson's disenchantment might force OTT to look for a puck moving dman...