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I see nothing wrong with this trade if it somehow moves people back to more natural positions. Grit, which is what we need apparently, is a funny thing. It's not something that can actually be tracked and it's a nice scape goat for when things are going wrong. If we had 10 more wins no one would be discussing grit and this would be a perfect trade somehow. I think toughness is one thing, but getting people back to their natural positions and solidifying their roles will go a long way to adding team "grit" on it's own. There are people on this team who can be those "gritty" players we know and love, but we were asking them to fill other roles at the same time. If the kid plays center with any relative success this is a great move for now. Skille needed a change of scenery and I have no doubt he will prosper much better being back with Tallon again on a team where he's not buried by two of the top RWs int he league. We gave a guy up who was not going to break the top two lines except due to injury, an 1st rounder who didn't pan out, and another guy no one is even talking about. The only downside is that he looks to be about double the cap hit right now, which may make it harder to do future trades. But no matter how you slice it we definitely needed several things, whether this year or next. Better bottom line d. Better center depth, depth at goaltending, and "grit". We addressed 2 of those 4 things and one of them isn't even really a thing, it's just a characteristic. Even if the kid doesn't play center, he'll be on the on a top line which will put sharpie permanently at center with an upgrade at LW which will make it not as hard to have him at center. You get a guy who helps solidify the top two lines (which we have been hearing lately seem to be the problem this year, whether we believe it or not, (obviously we need more assists)) and very exciting goaltending depth, for Jack Skille basically. What's not to like about this trade for this year or next and beyond. Skille WILL be very good in Florida, he wasn't going to happen here. I've been saying it for a long time now. Seldom you see a trade like this where everyone wins. If we can still make one more trade for D. This trade looks even better.