Couple of questions: has Scandella played top-level shutdown minutes anytime and been the difference maker on that pairing? Because Schmidt played that role next to Alex Edler, eating up the toughest minutes, so if Scandella is part of the return then he'd better have that capability, otherwise it's no deal [i.e. if Parayko was carrying him then no dice].
Also, personally speaking I'd think Vancouver would ask for a young 3rd line/ shutdown C in any trade involving Schmidt (Robert Thomas or Sanford come to mind as shutdown types and it looks like both played center at times, but can either eat tough minutes, or is there a better young candidate [e.g. Barbashev/ Sundqvist] who could play that role?).
On a related note, what WOULD the Blues look to make available after getting knocked out by the Avs?
