Majorityof1
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Blues can't trade Shatty this year, he'd leave a massive hole on D. Next year is when he gets moved. Hopefully Schmaltz and Parayko will be ready by then.
Well even if they are ready, they won't be ready for a top 4 role. I don't think Bortuzzo will either. More than likely one of them will make jump to split 3rd pairing/press box time with Bortuzzo. We'd still need a 2nd pairing righty. If Lindbohm progresses to a 2nd pairing role, maybe we let Gunnarson go and sign a 2nd pair righty from free agency. However, a cursory look shows the pickings are slim for good 2nd pairing guys in that price range. So maybe a trade for a 1 year rental. Either way, losing Shattenkirk and having Lindbohm, Parayko, Bortuzzo and Schmaltz as our bottom 4-7 is a lot of young guys who aren't proven yet. We are going to have a hole in our D if we trade him, be it now or a year from now.