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If that is all it takes to move Jones then sure, but I would be very hesitent to pay much more as our problem on D exists on the left side not the right side. Murphy, BoQ, Mitchell and Regula are all going to play good roles on the right....we are covered there. The left side is a disaster with asking Keith to still play top pair minutes, relying on Zadarov for anything more then a 3rd line role, and putting weight on Kalynuk, Stillman or Beaudin to jump into a 2nd line role. Acquiring a top line lefty, moving Keith to 2nd line, trading Zadarov opens a lot more doors for this unit to be a better defensive team then to pick up jones. We have trade assets including, Strome, Zadarov, one of Beaudin or Kalynuk, and a 1st round pick and plenty of cap to find us a top line lefty; that should be the focus.