STH
Joined: Mar. 2017
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I can understand why all you WPG fans fell bad after yesterday. It was the Skinner trade 2.0, where the guy getting traded really limits the return due to a NMC. It sucks and the rest of the league only sees Trouba for X, not Trouba for X + extenuating circumstances.
That being said, we have an incredibly deep prospect pool right now, our AHL team just won the Calder Cup and the Canes made the ECF. I do not see a way that we trade Pesce to upset the balance of the locker room. He is Salvin's best friend and was an integral part to our team turning things around, plus he is on an amazing team friendly contract. I think the fan base would riot if we traded Pesce and I think the FO knows that.
Not that I don't think the value is fair, it probably is, but long term team friendly contracts on a top pair RD are worth alot more than a winger in the current state of the NHL, even though Ehlers is amazing. Ive always had a soft spot for WPG though, I hope you guys have a great season next year.