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Originally Posted by New Era
We have to trade Gaudreau to a team that will take him and absorb the cost. YOU are making assumptions that Buffalo or New Jersey is going to increase their budget to bring Gaudreau in. Nothing indicates that either team is willing to increase their budget and spend more money to bring other players in. We've seen both teams make moves to dump big ticket players or make moves that are cost neutral. Neither looks to be willing to accept contract that will increase budget....
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We don't have to trade Johnny. Other teams will want Johnny.
The 38 year old just won the Norris and is still playing at an absolute elite level, also - he doesn't have an acquisition cost and is engrained in our community. Why would we spend key assets when it puts us in a position to lose our best defenceman? Your logic is flawed. Why did Boston protect Chara? Sentimentality? Or was it because he was elite?
You're also overly enamoured with Frost, while undervaluing the hell out of Johnny.