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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Okposo would strike me as really unlikely.
Sam Reinhart’s name has been in the rumour mill over the last few weeks, and he’s who I’d hope we were going after (Buffalo would likely be looking at our D prospects). Given how we’ve worked/been patient with Bennett (as we should have been), it would be great to see the team bring in Reinhart and give him the same treatment.
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What asset could we give up to acquire Reinhart that we'd be willing to part with? I really doubt Mangiapane+Lazar get that done. I wouldn't offer any of our better top9 guys (Bennett / Frolik / Backlund / Jankowski / Gaudreau / Tkachuk / Ferland / Monahan) for him given how slow he is. Hathaway you could probably throw in at risk of being a slower, more skilled team where Hathaway makes that line fast and effective - it would be a now for future trade. We could offer a prospect defenseman I guess.
Okposo is actually realistically acquirable, as he's a good contract but still an older player on a longer term contract. He'd be a good fit as he's flawed enough not to have great value but skilled enough to contribute. IMO he's a better player than Evander Kane anyways. It'd only be realistic from our side if we sent Brouwer off the other way though.