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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
I'm not against trading Coleman, and I'd also be happy to be proven wrong on his trade value. But this idea of "strike when the iron is hot" on Coleman I think is a bit of a falacy. He's a super useful player, one that would be a great fit on any team, but I also don't think GMs around the league are going to be fooled as to what he actually is.
By that I mean, people aren't actually going to be fooled into him being both a 30 goal scorer and the great two way player he is for your 3rd line. And at 3 years left and almost $5M cap hit, I doubt you get a haul for that player. I doubt the valuation on him has shifted from strong 3rd line player you'd "like" to add for a playoff run, to "value contract top 6 forward". He's not going to get the haul we'd like to think with 3 years left.
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I think you'd be surprised. With the cap going up, 4.9M is pretty reasonable. Plus if we take on a bit of salary back, we could get a nice sized haul for him.
That being said he loves the city and his family has settled in well here, not saying I want to trade him. But there would definitely be suitors and a path for a decent deal. So many young teams trying to take that next step, he's a perfect guy to plug into your top 9 and show the younger players how to compete night in and night out.