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Originally Posted by Caged Great
Joe Thornton returned Brad Stuart (#2 D-man) Marco Sturm (2nd liner) and Wayne Primeau (4th liner) and he was under contract at the time.
The Bolts do not need defensemen, so a trade of say Backlund + Poirier/Klimchuk + Hiller/Ramo + 1st would probably be enough even though that sounds like highway robbery. Nobody thought a 1st + 2 2nds would get Hamilton.
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The fact that Boston makes very stupid trades does not mean other teams will.
There is absolutely no scenario where a Stamkos trade does not begin with Bennett or Monahan or Gaudreau. And that, of course, is why no actual talks would have actually happened.