I'm all for it but I'm not even sure that there are takers. I'm sure that LA, BUF and MTL tried similar proposals lately with the end result being buyouts. Taking the homer glasses off for a moment (not you OP just in general), is Lupul's value that much greater than Richards, Hodgson or PAP at this moment? He's north of 30 now and is probably going to give you 60 hurting games at this point in his career. His leadership wasn't exactly stellar last season. Even at $2.62m I see him being too much of a risk to trade any significant asset for.