bustaheims
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Well, the thing about any team that trades for him now is that they get 2 playoffs runs on his bargain deal, so there's plenty of time for them to have a look and see whether there truly is a dropoff or not. The problem is that there seem to be very few clubs who are on the cusp and who have the assets to swing it. Aside from TB, who's out there? NSH doesn't need him, WSH probably doesn't have the assets, and ... ?
I think that's that larger issue, really. There's not that many teams that have the assets and the ability to take advantage of both those seasons (and who Ottawa is willing to deal with - I mean, the Leafs probably have the pieces to get it done, but there's no way Ottawa makes that deal. Imagine he leads the Leafs to a Cup? That would be a nightmare for the Senators' management.) Add in the anchor they're trying to attach to him named Bobby Ryan, and the list of teams willing and able to make the deal might just be zero.
I think the only other team possibly seriously in the mix at the deadline might be Dallas.