Weird trade right ? Why not sign Galch as free agent if CAR wanted him ? And Paquette would have been cheaper ?
I'm doubtful that the Canes actively wanted Galchenyuk, but as far as Paquette, a veteran 4C to a team that lacks it, goes, the cap space wasn't available to do it. Dzingel's name was on the TSN trade bait board early in the offseason. Most likely, it came off because no one wanted him at that number, particularly in that leaguewide cap crunch environment.