Good points.BladesofSteel wrote: urrite.
However, if Gillis can manage to move Lu and his salary, while bringing in another top player (rental or no) in the same deal, it makes far more sense to do so. This is where I think Weiss is an intriguing option. Yet to open up space simply to acquire someone else separately is a risky maneuver if Gillis doesn't have a secondary deal already in the works.
I'm just not prepared to give Gillis that much credit.
Y'know, I could talk about Lou trades FOREVER.... oh wait.