I have no problem trading Etem. I thought he could have been successful if he got more top 9 minutes as his most frequent linemates by time on ice BY FAR were Dominic Moore and Tanner Glass, not exactly a recipe for success. But it was evident his hockey IQ is nowhere close to where it needs to be to play AV's system.
My problem is that if he didn't fit here and there seemed to be somewhat of a market for him, couldn't we have put him in a package to get back something other than another struggling former first round winger? I'll admit I don't know much about Jensen, but if you look at the scouting reports, we just traded for Etem's twin brother. Skill, size, skating, but dumb as a rock with questionable defensive capabilities and an expiring contract. I thought Etem might have looked good in a package for better winger than Etem II.
The ONLY thing I see here is that maybe Jensen is waiver eligible and we can send him down to get some cap relief. Other than that, I am unimpressed by Gorton's first trade.