I always thought Anderson would do well elsewhere, but the acquisition cost was what kept me sour on him- rightfully so IMO. He has played really well so far but he was very expensive.
Meanwhile, Toffoli was very cheap to acquire via trade from LA and "free" in free agency.
If we could have moved Bennett and Ryan during the summer then we could fit Toffoli and a Ryan replacement on the 4th line C. Thinking it required a magical Lucic trade is not being imaginative. It just required not ridiculously hanging on to Bennett hoping in vain that he produces for once.
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