I'm probably in the minority, but I actually think Stoner is going to have a good year under Carlyle. He'll still be overpaid by a million, but I think he's gonna be a very dependable 3rd pairing guy this season. Even if he is not, I still don't think he is untradeable. We would probably just have to retain some salary or throw in a pick to sweeten any potential deal, and since he's pretty much a depth guy, that's all we could really expect in return.
That said, we do need to unload one of Fowler/Despres/Stoner or maybe even two, for salary reasons and also because we simply have too many D, so if there is a good offer for Stoner I could see him being moved. I am much more inclined to move Despres though since we would likely lose him to the expansion draft anyway. And as counter-intuitive as it may seem, I would also be open to moving both Fowler and Despres for the right deals, if it meant freeing up a lot of money to re-sign Hampus for a long term deal and brought in a few good young forwards
