U guys think Columbus will look to trade players like Dubinsky & Umberger or are they seen as players to build around?
- jdfitz77
Truthfully neither are the type of foundation players teams want to build their team around. At their best each is a decent 2nd line player with 20 - 25 goal potential. On good teams they're probably best suited for 3rd line duty.
Dubinsky is younger and more versatile; he's more likely to be a part of the next winning team in Columbus than Umberger. I could see either player available in a trade but it is hard to see a team biting on Umberger unless they see him as the difference in winning a Cup or not and are prepared to use the compliance buyout in the summer of 2014. That contract isn't going to get prettier as he gets older with four years (?) remaining after this.
