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Welcome, indeed. Sadly, Canes would not be interested in an Ian Mitchell experiment either. I believe they will be a little more prudent with a potential trade of Drury.

Thanks. Mabye you do add a little something in there alongside Mitchell but I do think Carolina would be interested, they have a great defensive system and i'm sure Mitchell would benefit from that.

Yeah I don't think the issue would be Mitchell benefiting from the Canes. He might. I don't see the Canes benefitting from him. They will target someone much more promising on that 3rd pairing. A big, proven vet at value cost. Someone who hasn't been splitting time in the AHL recently. Would love to afford Soucy, but maybe not. That is along the lines though. I see Drury being moved as a smaller piece in a much bigger trade deal.

Perhaps but i also see it as a situation like Kane where they want to send him somewhere that he can benefit from, mabye taking less value. (Mitchell + 4th/ 5th/6th?)

Kane is a completely different ballgame. And I thought he should have garnished his team a better return after what the franchise has done for him. Was disappointed there. Mitchell is going to be no more than 3rd pairing depth. There are dozens of cheap veteran options on the market for that role. Canes pick up one every year. They will likely re-sign Dylan Coghlan and he would fit the same purpose. Drury is a 2nd round pick who still has promising upside, and if they trade him they will maximize the return. That's how it works. Waddell has the leverage, not Drury. I don't see anything on Chicago's roster right now that would interest me.