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Originally Posted by Ronin
No one is complaining about the pieces of the trade. It's that all three were in there when a fairer deal would've been two: Bernier and Grabner or Bernier and the 25th pick.
Bernier, Grabner AND the 25th pick for a $4.2m D-man that will probably be more of a stay-at-home guy on a team with Erhoff, Edler and Salo is a bit much.
His +/- stats look pretty good for a guy that played on horrible Phoenix and Florida teams.
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yes but we NEED a stay at home D, you saw how we struggled without mitchell. the fact we don't have a #1D unlike a keith/lidstrom makes this even more important. it's not like we need more goal scoring, we need help with goals against.
the contract might be on the high end, but keep in mind brooks orpik was in the same range when the pens won the cup. and please don't say gonchar is a #1D.