If Schmidt truly wants to be traded

That's the same value I've seen for Lauzon. Should be able to get at least a third for Schmidt, if not a second. If they trade him after the ED (and expose Myers) there will be more teams interested. Apart from last year, his career numbers are quite good. Boston, NJ at the very least would have interest.

Good post i like the look of this team, good additions both bottem six and on D.Plus were not tight up against the cap. Good read.

We'll just keep Lauzon if your offering a 3rd

I've seen that value assessed on a few write ups. Maybe it seems low, but losing him for nothing probably is worse and he definitely won't make it through expansion. No GMs will be doing each other favors this summer. The way Benning throws around seconds, it's entirely plausible, but he might be the only one.....

Trouble with Schmidt and his contract, no team including Seattle wants his 5.9 long term deal without sending money back to the Vancouver. Heck, Seattle would be better signing Hamilton or any good value UFA than Schmidt.