alphafox
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- Jun 14, 2011
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Are you suggesting we can trade Hartnell and a prospect for a topline center with higher upside on a cheap contract? If that's the case then Jarmo will be all over it regardless of who we draft.
Hartnell is a positive asset for a few teams that need a skilled winger, and for a somewhat bigger list of teams on trade deadline day. But that's about it. I don't see how he is a major piece in any search for a higher upside player.
The most I see we'll get next year from a player like Laine is that he'll make it easy to swallow moving out a key producer like Hartnell, because he'll replace his production next year. That's it.
Sorry for the confusion, I figured that a Hartnell+Rychel+pick would return a top 6 center not necessarily a 1st line center. I disagree regarding Hartnell's value but given that we could not move him this deadline I will concede that I may be over estimating his value. That being said even if we do not get a roster player back for him I still think that the ability to trade him, afforded by a top 2 pick is a positive thing for the franchise.