As our young stars get their bigger contracts the importance of having guys who can step in on ELC's and play will be huge, Hoglander could be one of those guys. Podz too.
I'd sooner part with picks to dump cap, anything but the 1st.
Hughes could probably use the rest anyway, it's easy to forget he's a rookie considering how he's played. Won't this be the longest season he's played?
He'll likely be able to make good use of a break leading up to stretch drive.
I'm happy for him, the contract is what it is but if he can continue to play solid defensive hockey and contribute other ways that's fine
We could always have Lucic
Admittedly I was missing Leivo against Edmonton, but Eriksson actually played very well
It'd be nice to see more of that from Eriksson though I don't see him bringing the offense Leivo's been giving us