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What do you mean by the "state of the market". Right now it's a sellers market which would mean higher prices. I actually think Chicago did pretty well on the Jones deal, trading away a guy who publicly asked out, has not been playing to the value of his long term contract and gave his team only two destinations he would accept a trade to (not that Florida necessarily knew this).
I should have said state of the market/team. It is a sellers market, but we are operating as buyers, so the price probably goes up more because GMDW doesn't want to shake things up too much. I don't think he gets moved unless its a hockey trade to a team blowing it up or for someone who might need a change of scenery, like an Elias Pettersson (just the name I thought of, not saying for him.)
There are probably a host of upcoming RFAs with team control that would be of interest as well. More difficult to get in-season, of course, but they too would qualify as long term acquisitions. I think there are many options, but really don't think we see any movement like that until the off season. With Chinakhov coming back and the expectation of Sillinger and Monahan later this month, I don't know that much really happens. Whatever it is, we know it will provide flexibility, leadership and create more challenge to get into the lineup. That's a great thing
I understand the logic, but I don't see a swing of 0-4 points before Friday changing the view of what to spend/trade. If they get 0 points, CBJ will likely still be in WC2 or tied for WC2. If they get 4 points, CBJ will have either kept or slightly extended a 4+ point gap to keep WC1, but with 20+ games still left, that is nothing given the number of teams in the race. In other words, they are in the thick of the race no matter what happens in Tampa or Miami. Both games are against non-divisional opponents; unless TBL craters, neither game is a classic "4 pt game." I think GMDW has already made his decision (imo - not much movement having missed on Nyquist), unless something crazy good gets proposed by another team - and I don't see that happening given the market, there just are not enough sellers.
