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Didnt have a 1D or a compentent top4 for a decade. But a 2C playing 1C is where we draw the line.

So trade both nothing says they have to sign with the teams they are traded to correct? So best of both worlds get the picks etc and tell the boys. After you have a taste of the playoffs and understand what it's about come back home and get rewarded in a HUGE HUGE way for taking one for the team...

Agreed. Fact is Chiarot is just not that good. We all wanted him to be, but he isn't. The issue with sending him down to the 3rd pairing is that it puts the NHL on alert that he's worth less. I think the best thing to do would be to let him build his scoring numbers up as much as possible, and then look to deal him to a team missing a defenseman at the deadline. If we have to eat some salary for a year or 2, so be it. But this gameplan is looking real good to me: 1) Give Chiarot big minutes to get him to 25 pts by February 2) Trade him in February with 1/2 Salary Retained for rest of and next 2 seasons for a 2025 first rounder. 3) Play Walman and Osterle until we have 9 games left. 4) Bring Edvinsson up and push for the playoffs hard with Edvinsson-Seider, Maata-Hronek, Walman-Osterle/Lindstrom. And of course, if he turns it around and starts gelling with Seider, then that's a bonus.