Not at all against trading him. Quite frankly not sure of his value. Just saying Borgen and Risto and what their value seems to be is not that clear in my opinion as many seem to be more certain of.
Then he's gone for nothing. The best way seems to me is to trade him prior to expansion freeze. If not I'm thinking they protect him much to the dismay of many here. Of course I like Borgen but not at the value many here do. Not at the cost of giving Risto away for nothing.
If there is a trade it seems it would possibly be prior to submitting the expansion list. Say getting a p!ayer you would leave unprotected and a draft pick. Wouldn't this make sense?
I disagree on the degree of your disdain fot Risto. Do I think he's a #1 or #2 defenseman? No not on a good team. Still he is not as bad as you think in my opinion.
He has not played enough games to be valued at where many seem to value him. I like him but in my opinion don't understand some wanting to expose Risto and protect Borgen.
Point is there will be people who will most likely will not agree with our moves. If we pick Power first overall or a forward there will be some who will voice disagreement. Same with any trades or no trades.