There's a certain someone that never wants to see a Gryz-Krug type pair on the blueline ever again.
They are super, super, SUPER (added for effect) high on Jeremy Lauzon. They worry Lauzon will be the guy Seattle takes in the expansion draft.
If Lauzon has the type of season they expect from him, I would not be the least bit surprised if Lauzon is the one protected and Gryz left exposed.
Thinking is that Seattle may not want Gryz's contract and Jack Ahcan is coming along. And Ahcan-Gryz pair is a pair the boss wouldn't want on the ice.
As for Chara, if you take out Carlo/McAvoy, Lauzon has the highest trade value on the blueline. Vaak has very little (to most teams), as does Clifton, Zboril even less and Moore non-existent. If you're going to get any value out of these guys, they need to be on the ice. An argument can surely be made on whether Chara affects the on ice value of the team, but if he's on the ice for 56 games, it sure affects trying to get value out of 3 of the 4 mentioned.
It could be addition by subtraction. It could be a total failure. There's only one way to find out and that's play the games.
Florida just has that ability to dig deep. Also, I’m loving Lauzons game.
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