Burke is in a similar situation as the Devils were last year in regards to the cap. While it's nice to think that 29 teams would collude and think they might be able to trade a junk prospect for Beauchemin, you have to acknowledge that there will be several GMs figuring out more plausible ways to improve their teams while alleviating the Ducks out of their cap quandary.
It cost the Devils a 1st round pick to get rid of Vladimir Malakhov. But unlike Malakhov, Schneider is an actual useful player that several teams have the motivation/cap space to add. |