There really isn't too much justification for trading Klinger, unless when the contract is coming up he wants to back up the truck, a la Dak.
I have told the story before, but sat next to Gainey on a plane once, and he said if a good player is available, there are contract, injury, or attitude issues, each and every time. No GM would trade a good player unless he had to, since the goal is to add more, not subtract. And no GM would trade a player based on the hot and cold whims of a fan site discussion board. They know better!
Sure, the occasional lateral trade, i.e., a top D like Jones for a center like Johanssen, when depth at a position allows. We spent so many years complaining about nothing but no. 2 D pairs playing top pair, that I would think most of us would just like to revel in the fact that we have a home grown and drafted top 4 right now. A habitual weakness has become a strength.
