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Originally Posted by Hackey
Do people think he's worth the farm or do people just realize the return was quite underwhelming? You can say 5th dman all you want but a real fact is that teams covet big dmen going into the playoffs. Especially ones with some grit who actually use their size. You have to completely ignore that fact to think the return was anything but underwhelming.
I also don't think it was super urgent he had to be dealt immediately. Two or three more months wouldn't be the end of the world. Especially if it allowed other teams to be able to fit the contract when only 25% was remaining.
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Well, I'm sure we could've received more if the player we were trading did not publicly ask for a trade request. That likely dropped the potential of getting a 2nd round pick to a 3rd and 5th. Additionally, he was wanting more ice time, but we weren't giving it to him because he's the inferior defenseman. And he's going to be in the same exact situation when Soucy comes back in Vancouver.