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Originally Posted by mikedifr
2-3 years down the road when Giroux/JVR are true top 6 players (hopefully) that can be relied on maybe, however, right now you have your top line and Carter, and then you have very streaky guys offensively like Lupul and Hartnell rounding out your top 6. I dont think you can afford to lose the clutch offensive play of Briere at this point.
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Exactly. If he was making less money and healthy, this thread doesn't exists and we shrug off his defensive liability (for the most part).