Swapping Outskirts

Benning is excelling in a middle pairing shutdown role and has a fantastic contract. What are you even talking about lol

He averaged just shy of 20 min a night last season and handled it just fine

Take out Benning and the picks and… yea still no.
Sharks have less than zero need for Myers.

If the Nucks are interested in Benning, a 3rd/4th round pick in itself should be enough.

I know the Sharks have more than their fair share of pylons already so I don't think they'll be looking to add Myers even if he's meant to be filler for the cap. I do think Labanc should move on since Mike and Quinn are both clearly through with him (and have much shorter leashes with players than DW did), but I think that should be in a separate trade at a different time.

CBJ are only trading one player if they can get rid of multiple. Our entire issue is a roster squeeze. This is one out for one in.

I actually disagree here. The issue is a roster squeeze, but only because we have a bunch of bottom-6 forwards and bottom-pair D right now. We need upgrades, and Garland absolutely is that over players like Bemstrom, Foudy, Robinson, or Olivier. If Laine can stick at C, there's room in the middle-6, and I think he brings something valuable (where Peeke...doesn't). Garland at $3.45M isn't bad, getting rid of Peeke is addition by subtraction, and the 3rd doesn't amount to anything in all likelihood. I like it.