It is unlikely you're going to get a king's ransom at the deadline for anyone. Blue chip prospects are rarely traded at the deadline. Deadline deals are mostly centered around draft picks and middling prospects or may fill a more pressing need, or there to balance out contracts. Chiarot was traded for a couple picks and Ty Smilanic, who falls somewhere in the 8-10 range for Panther's prospects prior to this last draft, and the Panthers prospect pool is lower third of the league. When was the last time a blue chip prospect was moved at the deadline? I think you have to go back to the trade of Martin Erat and Michael Latta for Filip Forsberg. That required the team with the established player to kick in the extra player. Unless you're looking for 1st round picks, and are okay with late first round picks, the trade deadline is not a great time to go hunting for blue chip talent.
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