Warden of the North
Ned Stark's head
Looking at the return we got for Phil, you've got to think management knows something we don't. It certainly wasn't his on ice performance that got him traded, and the return we got shows he was someone who needed to be moved.
Maybe he was behind salutegate and that pissed Shanny off. Maybe he didn't have good relations with his teammates. Maybe Shanny knew Stamkos will sign next year, and they needed to clear cap space. We'll never know for sure.
Star players rarely return their worth in a trade. This has been shown time and time again.
Add in a plummeting Canadian dollar and his long term contract and that adds to the complication.