I see a seller as someone who is on a team that won't make the playoffs and wants to move their veterans or UFA's to a team that is looking to make a run int the playoffs.
That being said, if there are a lot of sellers and not many buyers, then it makes sense to become a temporary buyer in hopes that it will turn around and you can sell that asset for more than you acquired it. That works vice versa as well.
It seems there really aren't that many buyers around right now, everyone is somewhat concerned about their asset management and salary cap.
That being said, it's difficult to judge what a player is truly worth. For value, I try and consider if the deal would happen in the NHL. If it is realistic there, then I would think it's a reasonable deal here.
All in all, I think GM's are now starting to think about this year but as well next year, so making a deal now that will hurt next year's cap isn't such an easy decision. We have smart GM's trying to do the right thing for their club and not screw up next year.
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