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We do not trade Nurse for Barrie that just feels completely counter productive. I would be hesitant to trade Reinhart.
We really don't know what we got with either yet and won't for at least two more years. Barrie is not a top pairing guy and unlikely to be one. Otherwise Colarado would just sign him for whatever it takes.
Either of those guys could end up much better.
LOL. If Nurse and Reinhart combine to produce as much offense as Barrie, I'll eat my chapeau.
Plus we have too much cap space in forwards at the moment.
Trading a lesser piece for a D man like Barrie gives you the flexibility to send out one of the big ticket forwards in a quality-for-quantity trade or for a better D than Barrie.
Plus we have to think draft protection.
People are really overstating the impact of the expansion draft here.
Plus keeping cap friendly guys should be a priority as well.
What's the point of keeping cap-friendly guys if they are unlikely to be contributors in the short term?
If we get Barrie I hope it's for established guys on sizeable contracts.
And why would Colorado take a big contract if they are trading Barrie because of his contract ask?