I will take a second for plekanic in a heartbeat to get rid of Moore and martin
Moore is an adequate 4th liner that didn't necessitate an upgrade but make no mistake about it, Pleks isn't a 4th liner.....he's a guy who's basically used as a #1/#2, match-up guy and routinely plays against other team's best lines.....while simultaneously getting zero PP time, having to anchor the PK......and getting the brunt of Hab fan scrutiny (because he indeed, is overpaid, all things considered).
The problem is, a lot of Hab fans (not all of them) will insulate guys like Chuck and Drouin...who get far easier usage, PP time and project their woes onto Pleks because he's an easier target. It was the same with Pen fans and Hainsey last year, versus Maata, and to a lesser extent, Domoulin (except worst, because Hainsey fostered no long-serving admiration, he came in as a rental and was a easy target from day 1).
The price we paid for him is more than fair, the only reason why I was hesitant (because this was brought up actually in an analogous trade proposal before today) is because Pleks is a pure rental. If we can resign him at a good deal/hit as a #3/#4C on our club moving forward, it's a massive upgrade..given how he's been utilized.....also because this is a deep and excellent draft and I was at least semi-optimistic we could leverage those 2nd's to move up if need be (but this is a much lesser and trivial concern that had little bearing on my thoughts...it had moreso to do with the Pleks rental caveat....similar to Boyle last year).