I can see why pesce would be a stumbling block on this. Forget offensive numbers, this guy can play DEFENCE. While Carolina does have an above average pipeline of defenceman to step in, none are as good as pesce is right now. It's a gamble to project that the goals for in adding laine would exceed the goals against suppressed by pesce. If I'm Carolina though, given their solid team defence and given they still have 2 studs that can anchor pairings in Hamilton and slavin... I'd probably take the gamble. Not to discount necas, as he's a high ceiling player, he just isn't going to be a dynamic goalscorer in the mold of laine.