One can only hope...

Dubas laughs through the phone as he counters with only if Granlund is going back.

we all get it, you don't like Granlund, but i'm not following your logic here...

There's no way PIT is taking on that albatross contract of Trocheck. Quality player on a terrible contract. Sending Granlund- a disaster contract of his own- back to NYR would offset the value disparity of your proposed deal.

We have no desire to take on Trochek for 6 years and give you a 1st Rd pick for what would be a 3c unless something that benefits us also occurs. That would be including Granlund or Petry

This is Drury we're trading for, not Bedard. We don't need to give up a 2nd to get him.

Canes accept.

Bedard available for a second?

60+ point player that is like 5th or 6th in the league in FO% for guys taking over a 1000 draws - $5M isn't a terrible contract.

so make it a 3rd, who cares....

Won't be playing 2C minutes in PIT. His current cap hit isn't terrible. He shows any age decline and it'll be terrible. No way Dubas should be offering a 1st to bail Drury out of his cap mess either. Either take a worse trade value, or Drury can enjoy the cap predicament he created.

He is a better 2C option over Malkin.

You're hockey opinions are officially more useless than used toilet paper.