It probably won't fetch as much as Canes fans want and they shouldn't want to trade him away either. Coming off a career year and CAR looking to contend...why aren't they high on their own player?

I should probably more clear... I expect Skjei to be back. He's a very good player. But I don't expect the Canes to move into the season with Skjei and Pesce in the final year of their contracts. Maybe they get both signed. If not, I would assume they'd move one and get a return in the form of players or picks. I'd love Skjei to sign for $5.5-6 x 4 or 5. I just don't think he'd want to sign a shorter deal for 4-5 years.

Good clarification. From my perspective...I certainly don't want the Canes to trade either of them. I fully expect them to contend for a cup. If the Canes are sellers at any point...within...the season, that would certainly deflate the locker room.

They'd need to do a hockey trade in the offseason and even that might be a hard sell. Maybe for Schiefele, but I wouldn't do that either. I'd try to get ROR to sign a mutli year deal. They've got plenty of cap space. They're in a good spot.