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For those crying foul, this trade is purely market based. STL was also probably interested in Dillon, Demelo, etc but had to react quickly before another Dman went off the board.
They overpaid only because they didn't want to risk not getting anyone at all. Sucks but isn't the end of the world. Clearly a major win for the Habs here with where they are sitting right now.
I think Scandella will do well in STL. He'll do what Edmunston did for them last year. Keep him on the third pairing and he'll be good. Don't expect a Bouwmeester minutes replacement though.