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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Sure, Toffoli for Sharangovich and a 3rd? Why would he take Sharangovich if he was rebuilding?
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Because he had the opportunity to buy low on a player who was being badly under-used by the Devils? Sharangovich is now a 30-goal scorer who can be traded for better futures than Toffoli could.
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Why would he insist on a mid 20's D man like Miromanov from Vegas?
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Same reason. He thinks there is value there that Vegas didn't recognize or couldn't put to use.
Look, even in a scorched-earth rebuild you have to ice a team that complies with the salary floor. You can't simply ditch your whole roster and have 23 kids on the team. Sometimes, when roster players move out, roster players have to come back in.