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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
For the Bruins to make a deal like that they have to suffer a huge collapse in the playoffs this year, otherwise they know they can win without sacrificing a big piece to get a guy like Iginla.
Florida would likely not have interest in Kipper because they have Markstrom waiting in the wings - and he could be ready as soon as next year.
The market for Kipper would be quite limited in my view. Toronto may be the best fit.
Kipper for Colborne+Monster+salary dump.
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I don't think even a bad first round exit makes Hamilton expendable, Chiarelli has made it clear that Hamilton is not available. Things can change pretty fast but the reality is the Bruins see Hamilton as a #1 D, the future anchor of the blueline after Chara, and they expect him to be among the best D in the game. Iginla is one of my favorite players of all-time, I've got a Flames jersey with his name on it, but he's not worth Hamilton now to the Bruins. The Bruins are too young for Iginla to have that kind of value, in the sense that the young core they have could be a threat to win for years, especially if Hamilton reaches his potential. Why throw that away for a couple years of adding Iginla to a team that is already very high scoring? Colborne was expendable because The Bruins have plenty of centres, he wasn't going to displace Bergeron, Krejci, or Seguin (who would move to centre if one of the other two are out), but there's nothing stopping Hamilton from joining the team as soon as he earns it, maybe as soon as next year.
Milt