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Holy mother of an overpay with that buffalo deal..... Voracek is still a highly-talented point producer on the wing. He is not the best RW in the league but there are not a ton of names higher than him and you want to ship him out at half price with picks for a defenseman that has been getting absolutely dummied in Buffalo. -41 last year, -25 the year before, - CF%rel, - E+/-... I mean i get that he is probably being used above his ability given the lack of options and lack of support up there, but there is not a chance that I am retaining salary on Voracek and sending additional assets for hopefully a #4 defensman.
We gave up Gudas (with salary retained) for our top-pairing RD and a 2nd and 3rd for a shutdown RD for comparison.