I'm basically out at this point if I'm Tre. The team composition looks too good right now and PLD just isn't a big enough upgrade on Monahan to move the needle for me.
If they Somehow create a futures trade that doesn't involve a core forward going back to Columbus, then either Mangiapane or Dube will be exposed, so you can basically count one of those guys as gone along with the futures you send.
The one thing that could still get my attention if the deal is 1 for 1 with Monny or Gaudreau, but even then I probably balk. I like PLD as someone who could be a good not great #1 C one day. As of now, he doesn't have the production or the 2 way maturity to be labeled as such.
Those talking about PLD "leading" the Blue Jackets past the Lightning and how big an accomplishment that playoff run was from him are not remembering the right year. That team was lead by Duchene, Panarin, Jones, Werenski and Bob.
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