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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
I'll say it again. I don't see any teams giving up their top prospects for UFAs. I think the expectations should be reigned in and look at some lesser prospects, but decent ones all the same. We're not getting anyone's top prospect as top prospects are rarely traded, especially those already on rosters. I think there are still some interesting players out there the Flames could shake loose, but a top prospect is a stretch. They rarely get moved at the deadline. I would expect players like Olausson (COL), Hameenaho (NJ), Sykora (NYR), and Minten (TOR) to be made available (all very solid prospects), but some of the names being tossed around seem extremely unlikely.
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Agreed. Teams rarely trade those guys including because it is important to have cheap roster players on entry level deals. A top heavy team like the Leafs benefit from a guy like Knies that could contribute, but cheaply (for now).
MAYBE you can get a guy like Holtz out of NJ, but that's the tippy top. And that may not even be doable. They didn't give him up to get Meier which is telling.