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Originally Posted by Husky
Happens all the time, look at the packages for Seguin, the packages for J Thorton, Phaneuf, Brad Richards, Bobby Ryan, the list goes on and on and on. A couple guys might be considered double type guys but nothing special.
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It doesn't happen all the time.
Does it happen? Yes. Does it happen enough that it's something a GM should rely on being available to him? No.
It's especially unlikely for elite top-line centres in their prime to be available in a trade. 23 of the 30 top-scoring centres in the league are still with the team that drafted them. The Thornton and Seguin deals are the exceptions, not the rule.