Schenn is getting traded
Who needs Schenn the most ?
Capitals? No
Pittsburgh? No
Toronto? No
Tampa? No
Boston? Yes
Who has the inventory to do a deal
Sweeney got into the front office career and cited Blues current GM as a big reason
Part of me thinks they are showcasing JFK
Okay so a lot of this makes sense, especially the JFK piece. Why else is he playing 2RW yesterday? He looked awful. And I know Donato has been close to useless too, but why put JFK there? It really felt weird to me and I did think maybe it could have been a showcase. Only trick there is that I see a little in JFK that I like, but it's at the center spot for sure. If that was a showcase I think it hurt them more than it helped.
Tired argument between us but yeah, Sweeney has "inventory". The questions are a) is that inventory really any good? and b) is he willing/able to move it for a quality piece?
Schenn makes sense to me because he can play 2nd line wing and 3c. He's like the perfect option in that regard. However if he plays 3C you'd still need a good top 6 winger for Krejci as Donato, Heinen, etc. aren't cutting it. They simply aren't there yet and won't be this year. Unless this year doesn't matter.