Count me with those who were blindsided by the Varland trade. It’s likely that I can’t be completely objective given I was born and raised in the east suburbs of St. Paul. But if all things were equal (an argument) wouldn’t you do something, anything, to build good will with your local fan base. Even if we view this as a Proof of Concept, where the organization can reliably churn out players like this, why not keep what appears to be a stable asset? I don’t profess to be all that driven by the economics, I just love the game as a fan. So much has been done by this organization to alienate people like me over the past few years. Here’s to a successful rebuild that I might see in my lifetime.