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Originally Posted by Matty81
I've gotta think Jones and Josi are totally untouchable and Weber is really close.
That leaves Ellis? I don't think anybody else represents an upgrade. Seems like we already have a bunch of small puck moving dmen in that mold. Could replace Wideman as he is a right shot long term I guess but seems like a lateral move or worse for the team to move Hudler. they also have no 1st rounder this year and their prospect depth is just so so. I'd look for a better trading partner who have young forwards/dmen with size.
Looking at teams that were in the playoff picture who need scoring in the east, Montreal, Boston and Florida, maybe Pittsburgh and Philly. I don't know what their RW pictures are like. Pittsburgh has been spending prospects and picks like a drunken sailor for years, seem unlikely to do it again.
I don't see a perfect fit with Boston or Montreal (although as a starting point Subban is a nice goalie prospect who is close and McCarron would meet a need and seems like Burke/Treliving guy). Philly - don't know much about their prospect/young player base, Morin looks like a beast but he's not going anywhere in a deal like this imo.
Florida makes a ton of sense - they need vets to play with Barkov, Huberdeau etc and have an overabundance of very good, big bodied young defencemen. Also they have no 2nd rounder and are rumored to be willing to drop a couple spots in the 1st round, just so happen to be 4 slots over the flames. Something like Hudler, 1st, late 2nd for Florida 1st, Petrovic/Matheson/Gudbranson and one other piece would be my NHL 15™ proposal. Would allow the Flames to move up and pick one of the two big bodied RW prospects Rantanen or Meier in the draft. Who knows maybe even one of Barzal, Crouse or Werenski slip to 11th.
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IIRC the Panthers finished the season with more forwards over the age of 30 thaan those under that age....including Jagr who is 43 and guys like Kopecky and Boyes.
Maybe their would be interest in the Czech angle of having Hudler with JJ...but that team desperately needs to get younger up front.