Rejoint: déc. 2017
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Cernak and Graves would both be great additions.
From everything I've heard over the last couple of months, it sounds like Colorado will be content to lose him in the Expansion draft as weird as that is to say. They would rather lose one good player in Graves over losing Graves to trade and another player (Compher/Donskoi) to Seattle. The reasoning makes sense but only if they value any of the other players enough.
I think Tampa would really prefer to keep Cernak. Their LD is set but they need RDs which he is and he's also very cheap and cost controlled. It really doesn't make sense to move him, but they'll lose someone good to Seattle if they protect 4 defensemen. Another tough situation that would only work in the right circumstances. I think the compensation you gave in the trade is more than fair and I would try to get it done without giving up a 1st.