This Team is still 4-5 Trades away - Adding Young Legs - Add LHD

Would the Pens do Dumoulin for Walker straight up?

No from the Ducks.

1. I don't think anything happening with Carter is likely. We won't be able to trade him and I don't think an LTIRetirement is likely. A lot of ACGMs simply remove him from the equation, and I just can't see it happening. I think the best we can do is get a new 3C and put Carter on the wing.
2. I'd at least want to know how long Jarry is going to be out for first. If he won't be out long, I don't see the need, and other moves will have to be made to accomodate his cap hit, even if he's buried in the minors.
3. Yeah, Merkley would be nice, but what's the point if he doesn't play? You said it yourself, we have Letang, Petry, and Rutta above him on the depth chart. Probably Ruhwedel, too. We'd just be wasting his potential by not playing him.
4. I don't see LA accepting their part of the 3 way deal. And getting McCabe has the same effect as Merkley: a veteran taking the spot in the lineup of a young player. If we pick up McCabe, what happens to Ty Smith?
5/6. I like the idea, depends on if the Ducks would be willing to move out Comtois and Lundenstrom.
7. Fake news. Penguins are 3rd in the league in hits, behind only Philly and Ottawa. We're 1st in hits/game, and we'd definitely have more if Petry and Archibald were healthy. I'm really not sure what MacEwan would do that Archy doesn't.

Anaheim doesn't need more draft picks, Los Angeles doesn't need another left-handed forward, and the Kings would rather do a deal for McCabe with Chicago.

CHI declines.