Bergevin doesn't think about what the lineup will look like when he thinks about trades, signings etc... He just wants to get rid of players he doesn't like (Subban, Galchenyuk, etc..), will take the best available asset for them, and his mind everything will work out as long as we have character and attitude. Or, he has a set price in mind of what a player is worth and won't pay above that, even if it leaves the team crippled (Markov and Radulov). But he has no problem paying top dollar for players without skill but tons of "character" (Alzner, Shaw)...