Pass from Detroit, it isn’t the direction Yzerman said at his latest press conference (acquiring futures for dumps). Nor does he really add too much value considering we just added Staal, Merrill, and Stetcher plus any guys like Cholowski or Lindstrom competing for more ice time.

We are not retaining $2M on a genuinely useful player for Bracco, who is pure garbage. And no thanks on Hoffman while we're at it.

Bracco is interesting for one I doubt you trade him after they just signed him. He's more of a playmaker we need more of a goal scorer and Bracco has no NHL minutes to deal with, but we off some cap. I doubt Carolina would do this either.

Bracco is utterly worthless outside the O-zone and on the boards. He may never play an NHL game for anyone.