Defenseman usually take longer to develop, so I think that there is still decent value in valimaki. I mean, somehow Eric branstrom in Ottawa still is considered to have some value and he is way more far gone than valimaki.
The issue in Calgary is that he is likely to not get a chance for real minutes. That is not going to sit well with him. I think that a trade for a former first round forward, maybe D+2, is a good bet.
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