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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Would love to keep him, but he's kinda priced himself out of his role - would rather bet on Pelletier for 1.44M less next year.
I'd also rather trade Dubé than dig the pick deficit deeper. He might be more attractive to teams who are re-tooling moreso than rebuilding (WPG) than a 2023 pick.
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I think fans are too short-sighted with younger players most of the time (last year's trade list included: Andersson, Kylington, Tkachuk and Hanifin), and I think Dube will figure it out.
However, I agree 100% that the fact that Pelletier is coming, does help immensely. And if we are able to sign Gaudreau and Mangiapane, there is little room for Dube to move up, even if he is ready (at least on LW).
Plus, to fit Stastny, we have to move some salary, and Dube just makes sense.