Losing Jordy would hurt my soul

Also, swap Tanev and Rust

maybe Simon, drop the 2nd.

I don't know. They aren't playing him at center in these games for nothing. Either they are thinking he has a role at center on the penguins or they can trade him to a team needing a center to dump JJ or something.

Ben Hutton is not the answer on the LHD.
I'm not saying I know what is, they need to pull a trade out somewhere to get one.

Don't need to pay all that and retai.

JJ is bad, but mostly as he is so overpaid, he is a mediocre 3rd liner with some PK capabilities. All that's wrong is he is paid 1-2m too much.

Are they going to keep rolling Tanev with Malkin?
Seems like a waste to deploy Rust on the 4th line

I feel like they are going to dump JJ somehow. But we need a short-term answer at LD. Ben Hutton isn't great but he's a mild improvement over JJ and I think this late in he can be gotten for less than $2 mil

I'm sure teams are aware of how bad he is. i'd say you'd be right if he had 1-2 years left but at 4 years, teams would want a serious incentive to take on a mediocre third pairing D man

I think the answer at LD is going to come from somewhere unexpected. Much like MP did.
There is a young player out there that can be had. Maybe from carolina or something. I don't know.
But I don't think it's Hutton.

He just signed for 1.5 mil in LA.
John Marino looks interesting but I think he's a RD.