[ames7]

I'll tell you why this deal went down. It isn't about the amount of salary, b/c Sydor's & Numminen's are very similar. It's b/c Numminen's deal only has one year left, whereas Sydor's got 4 years left. Basically we're trading a long-term franchise player for a rent-a-player. There's a significant chance Numminen won't even be here after the CBA. This is, once again, a consequence of the Turgeon deal. This is obviously the Stars management looking toward next year, seeing Modano's deal run out & looking to have a way to dump salary by letting Numminen go.

Sydor & Numminen are similar in skill as well, & some people think Numminen is (or was, in his prime) better, but I feel like maybe they're seriously jeopardizing the chemistry of this team by breaking up the Big 4 D core.

Update: Robidas & Erskine have both been signed to 1-yr deals so we now have a complete 7-man D-core, most of which have deals running out next season. Next summer's gonna be busy.