This thread is full of all kinds of weird analysis.
The statement "all Glendening does is FO's, he does nothing special". is an interesting statement.
I mean what 4th liner in the league is actually "Special". I mean that argument could be extended to all 4th liners.
Glendening is kind of a weird player to analyse. He is a 90% defensive player. He plays a lot of minutes for a 4th line centre, because he is a really solid PK forward. He also throws a lot of hits. Its kind of exactly what you want a 4th liner to do.
He also seems to show up horribly in advanced stats because he never shoots the puck. Detroit's team is also quite bad, and the 4th line never gets shots on goal, so his Corsi has always looked extremely bad. The fact Glendening has an A on his sweater is also a big deal for our team. He trains right, his work out ethic is top notch. He clearly gives it all for the team, and we are fine keeping him. Interestingly Glendening Was also played a lot more than a normal fourth liner in Detroit, as he was given key defensive assignments to cover other teams top centres. This is not a normal fourth line role.
Bottom line is, if you are a poster here that thinks no team should ever pay for 4th liners, and that you should play your kids. Then glendening is worthless to you, regardless of any analysis. However, NHL GM's look for small advantages all the time. And having any kind of "special" talent is useful. And Yes Glendening has become amazing at FO's, but he has also excelled in the past (See TB playoff Series) at shutting down other teams top players. On a good team with actual good players, this would work out well.
I think Glendening should be traded... because our team sucks, and we need kids.
I expect at least a 3rd round pick. It would be nice if we could get a 2nd round pick. (lets wait and see). ( p.s. we would retain salary to make him 900K, this would not be part of the return, but just a requirement to trade him in these salary cap times)
In regards to Danault and Byron (which are strangely discussed more than Lehkonen).
Ya I think Danault fetches a late 1st If someone wants the player. I think MTL should keep Danault.
Byron is relatively highly paid and signed for 3 years. I think moving that contract will be very hard. Especially if you are scratching the player or keeping him in a taxi squad. Thats regardless of the fact he had a very nice set of stats 1-2 years ago.