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And he wants to get rid of all of them despite these irreplaceable contributions.
Your logic implies that there was no other people he could have signed, traded for, or called up that did the things that Tootoo, CC and Sammy did that he also wouldn't be actively shopping now - which were (in no particular order) hit dudes, get into staged fights, sit in the playoffs, be injured and replace Brian Lashoff.
I'm all for managing assets, but there is a difference between managing assets and dumping guys. Shipping Tatar/Smith for something (big) is managing an asset - trading guys on multi-year contracts that you just signed as free agents the year before that had a minimal impact on the team's performance is slightly different.
If Holland managed his assets properly there wouldn't be a glut of guys all of a sudden (that everyone saw coming last off-season).
First of all, if the source is legit, it says he is shopping for players to improve the team, not to dump players. I doubt he'll trade CC for Derek Meech and a bag of pucks. If he is trading CC, for example, it will be in a package deal (Tatar/Nyquist/Smith and maybe + picks) to improve the team. That is managing assets.
I think he is looking for a top 2 dman and a top 6 forward. To obtain that, he will need to trade roster players.