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Originally Posted by butterfly
Are you kidding? Minnesota is spending $50 million of cap on nothing for the next 3 years. I'd happily take Gudbranson back for $12M total and two Columbus first round picks. Those are likely to be elite prospects.
Even Gudbranson was arguably worth $4M last year.
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Fair, Columbus' picks are lottery picks, wasn't really thinking of that, lol. I was more thinking picks in the 20s.
But looking at Gudbranson's career — he's the definition of a one-year wonder. And even then, his very best year was as a solid third-pairing defenceman; at his worst, he hasn't played at an NHL level. Maybe he can recapture that magic if he comes to Calgary again. But for now, that deal is an anchor and one of the very worst in the NHL. I don't think Columbus would be able to move it for free.