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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
I guess the question for me is whether Ghost is completely useless? I understand he isn't much defensively, but could he be a powerplay specialist and 5/6 guy like Gustafsson?
He should not be the centerpiece of a trade, but understanding that salary needs to come back, is he unredeemable as a player, or is there some bounce back potential? I haven't watched him at all this year, but I assume he was bumped from the powerplay with Provorov/Sanheim/Myers on a fairly deep Philly blueline.
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I would say it is questionable who provides better value for money, Ghost at 4.5 million a year for the next 3 years or Lucic at 5.25 million. That is the company that Ghost currently keeps in my opinion. The fact that he keeps being added as a centrepiece in a trade for a legit first line winger who is one season removed from a 99 point campaign and is on a good contract is baffling to me. Tre should fire himself at the same press conference that announces the Gaudreau trade if Ghost is a key component to the trade. The Rangers just had to add a 2nd round pick to get rid of one year of a bad Staal contract, not sure what you would have to add to move the Ghost contract.