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Originally Posted by Mike8
Let's look at it from a different angle. Carle was going to need to pass through waivers, so the team could have lost him for nothing. Given that, he wasn't worth a draft pick. He was indeed a 'problem' for Montreal. Why not deal him for a player who, at the very least, will be a solid citizen on the AHL team, and who may develop into an asset? The alternative is to potentially lose Carle for free. How could you dislike such a move?
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Completely agree with your post, that's indeed the best way to manage assets, we at least got something useful for an all but gone player. And it's not like we have a ton of players like Mitera in our system...