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Originally Posted by stemit14
I could see Treliving looking to make a splash like this with the leafs. He loves his older, gritty players and the widely held view is that the leafs are too soft. If Nylander extension talks break down, I could see something like Nylander for Benn + Johnston. He gets a gritty winger and a young player that has the potential to be equivalent to Nylander in a couple years. Stars get the best player in the trade who likely signs an extension (players seem to like Dallas).
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I think the whole point of the trade, from Dallas' perspective, is that elusive 2-way C - I think they are looking at that as the missing piece to a team that would be a legitimate contender.
That's why Johnston might be a price they would be willing to pay.