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Originally Posted by dammage79
RE Ferland. The 960 guys this past week we're bringing up Ferland as trade bait and were selling the idea he may be the best FW to offer up in trade.
He is UFA next year, teams would value his cap hit. There's a chance they cannot re-sign him next off season anyways. It's a lot more in depth than I am saying but it makes sense. Even then, he could be great Deadline day bait too.
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I think he’s an important player to keep. Ferland, Bennett and Tkachuk are our only powerforwards. We can’t really afford to trade any of them IMO. Smaller finesse players like Gaudreau, Mangiapane and Phillips need to be complimented and offset by bigger, stronger, more physical players who still have offensive skill. You need that balance IMO. Unless Tuulola really comes out of nowhere we have no upcoming young players who bring what Ferland, Tkachuk and Bennett bring.
Even though Ferland is a complimentary powerforward, I think he’s a pretty important piece to retain. Hopefully we’re resigning him.