I wasn't against the Smith signing because we all knew the risk of him aging. This year it's showing though and you have to think within the next 10 games if he (along with the team), don't play better defensively he'll be moved with salary eaten. A trading partner for taking him on would have to be a non-playoff team, and it'd likely be a mediocre swap, to give everyone a reset without either team taking on salary. So I could very well see a guy like Anderson in Ottawa being acquired, or one of the Arizona goaltenders as a desperation move, or at best Lundqvist at the deadline. All in all I don't think there are many trading partners out there.
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