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Originally Posted by NewFan
What do you guys think about Toews? If Backlund leaves can we sign Toews cheaper deal to play 3rd line center? And may be we can trade Hanifin for Nylander or just for draft picks and sign Patrick Kane? I'm just bored.
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From the year end interviews it looked to me as though Toews is done. When a hockey player starts contemplating retirement, he's as good as retired.
As for Kane, he won't be fully healthy to start the season. The current speculation is that he will sign with a contender before the deadline, once he is healthy.
Hanifin for Nylander, would be hard to achieve. First of all the Flames don't have the cap space. Second of all Toronto has quite a few D already. I'm not sure what's the Status of Muzzin, but Toronto has Rielly, Brodie, Klingberg, McCabe, Liljergren, Timmins, and Gio on D. Finally, that would leave the Flames in the same situation when it comes to UFA's. They'll have to overpay Nylander to keep him in that scenario.