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Benning has another year left. Petrovic is a UFA.
I don't see the value in burying Manning. He's a decent bottom pair defenseman when there's someone to cover for his lapses. He's probably the third best puck moving defenseman on the roster behind Klefbom and Sekera.
Again, the trade itself was boneheaded, but the player has strengths that we can utilize. Gravel, unless he's willing to sign a league minimum deal, is probably playing elsewhere. The way I'm seeing it, unless a significant trade occurs,
Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - XXXXX
Sekera - Russell
Manning
XXXXX is either Bouchard, Bear, Persson or a UFA.