bp13
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I wonder if they're holding off trading for Trouba until Vatrano comes back and shows what he can do. Right now, Spooner is playing on Krejci's wing and there really isn't anyone else with experience that can step into the position if Spooner is traded for Trouba.
A healthy team + a Spooner/CMiller trade would look like
Marchand -- Bergeron -- Czarnik
Beleskey -- Krejci -- Pasta
Vatrano -- Backes -- Nash/Hayes
Schaeller -- Moore -- Acciari
Chara -- Carlo
Krug -- Trouba
Liles -- McQuaid
I wonder if there's a way we could pry Joel Armia from the Jets as well. He'd look great on Backes' right wing.
Not sure why Winnipeg would make that trade unless you added something good to it, like a 1st. but if they did, I like that roster. The way Carlo is playing, if you can keep the entire defense and add Trouba, it's a much better team. And frankly, I don't even see where losing Spooner hurts much, which is also why I struggle to see why Winnipeg would want him enough to make that trade work.