Mark Stone is a hell of a player.. there is no denying that. However we are now talking about a 9.5M dollar player that has a career high of 64 points, and a less than stellar playoff track record with under 0.5 pts/g (albeit very brief).
Brannstrom is a high end talent. He is essentially a year younger than Valimaki and is having an extremely strong rookie season in the AHL.
I am glad we stayed clear at not only the value in which Stone was traded for, but the contract extension as well.
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