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Dumping Campbell would be nice for EDM, but if I'm EDM's GM, I would just as soon spend those same assets in an attempt to add a player or two that are on low cost contracts, maybe even Entry Level, with at least 2 years term, that have proven effective at the NHL level OR have some seemingly untapped upside. More bang for your buck that way, and gives them more time to swallow the bad Campbell contract. It'll still be there after this year, but could be less of a problem with the planned cap increases, and then will be significantly cheaper to dump or buyout down the road.
BUT, if they have to dump him now in order to make something happen, they are going to pay a very high price to do so. Including Kurashev is not an option here, and would severely diminish the value CHI is receiving for the Campbell dump and retaining on Mrazek. Savoie is not interesting. If we want an *avoie from EDM, it should be Lavoie, IMO.