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Originally Posted by Jore
It's hard to say, who knows who will suddenly be on the market and sold for nothing, like O'Reilly, and who knows which player might find a fit and blossom offensively, like Lindholm. A lot depends on pro scouting and being opportunistic.
I also wouldn't hate trading Monahan for a slightly older legit 1C and other assets, like the Backstrom trade someone brought up. Again, this is all assuming that Monahan can't pull out of whatever is happening to him for the rest of the season and playoffs.
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Backstrom isn't slightly older though. He is 7 years older.
Monahan is a #1 centre that you want to upgrade. His warts are on the defensive side.
You would either be trading for a younger guy who may become better than Monahan, trading him for a much older guy, trading him for another #1 centre
who has their own issues, or selling him for a futures package.
Unless Treliving could pull off some wizardry and trade Monahan for an upgrade straight across I don't see how we can win by trading him. Who on the list below would realistically be available and an upgrade?