[Dajazz]

All depends on cost.

I’d take a long look at Brodie, considering what is in the pipeline (Andersson, Kylington, Valimaki). Having three top two defensemen (and one up and coming in Hanifin) is a luxury. Any of the the three youngsters have at least top four upside.

Deal from a position of strength.

Salary wise it will work (Brodie and Stone of the books), but does it mean we say bye to Tkachuk? Stone and Tkachuk will probably cost 15m/year, something’s got to give.

Moving Frolik, sure, but we’re still kind of short on cap room. And looking ahead we have three kids on D coming up for new contracts.

I don’t think this roster, the way it’s set up, can fit in a Stone. Problem is Neal, if he was producing BT would only look for some depth.

And to that, getting Neal in to the right form is probably the best deadline acquisition. Get Kreider instead - he’d look awesome here - size, speed, skill.