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If you were Dallas, would you make that trade? Think of it this way, lets say that trade goes through and then Jim Nill asks you right after, "Ok i'll trade you everything you just traded me for Buchnevich and a 3rd rounder". Would you accept?
If you then say yes, (because you then essentially traded Nichushkin for Buchnevich and a 3rd), then why would Dallas accept the first trade in the first place? If you wouldn't accept his offer, then you agree the return you offered for Nichushkin is not good enough to get you to accept so why would he?
Staal and Girardi have negative value, throwing a couple unknown draft picks and prospects into a trade does not make any GM say "Ok, i'll take a gamble on him and in return, i'll give you the top prospect/young player in my system......".
Valeri Nichushkin is a better prospect/player on a ELC than any player currently in the Rangers system just to give you an idea. Yes even more then Buchnevich (Not by much though).