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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Is it possible to acquire a legitimate first oinr right wing without subtracting one of Bennett, ferland, backlund or Jankowski?
For a team without a pick until the 4th round this year, I don't think it is.
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Easily. Hamilton fetches you a #1 RW no question. Probably a #1 RW+
Brodie may fetch you a top two line RW straight up. Brodie + Fox as an example easily gets you a #1 RW IMO.
Treliving has the assets to get anything done he wants. Now we may not want to move Hamilton which is fair. But I think there's enough assets to get a #1 RW and it will up to him to figure out what the best way of improving the team is without subtracting too much from other areas.
I'd be skeptical that he's shopping Bennett, Ferland, Backlund or Jankowski. I think they're looking to keep all of them. Makes the most sense to move one or more of Brodie, Stone, Fox, Kylington, Andersson to solve the additional top 6 forward issue. Defense is where we are deepest so subtracting there hurts the least. It hurts the least is we subtract at most 1 veteran defenseman and 1 of the prospects not named Valimaki (I think Valimaki is untouchable personally.)
Brodie, Stone, Fox and Kylington are the most expendable assets we have to move IMO to acquire one more top 6 forward.