SEA isn't take that and that's too much for Giroux.

Too much for giroux, not enough for soucy.

I could see someone like Zboril going back in the Seattle deal. Giroux is going to be a bidding war. The 2nd rounder if for the salary retention. Boston will have to overpay at this deadline.

Find another rental in the last 20 years thats gone for that kind of price.

Giroux has a full NMC, he gets to choose his next destination. It could very well turn out like Hall last year where he has 1-2 teams he was willing to go to. If that's the case, it won't be much of a bidding war.

Sweeney overpaid for Rick Nash and I think Giroux is a better all around player. Teams know that Boston swindled Buffalo for Hall with the return, even though Hall forced his way here, Boston could offer anything. Teams know that Boston needs a 2C and a top 4 D. Sweeney will have to pay this deadline if they plan to get out of the 1st rounder, even if they make the playoffs.

While that maybe true, I don’t think Philly will just give him up for a Hall return. They are going to want a 1st for a player of his caliber. He’s been the face of the franchise for years. I look at it as if the Bruins ever tried to trade Bergeron; we would all certainly want a 1st and a valuable player as well as other assets. Giroux has been almost a point per game player his career. I just think even if he has control over his destination, he won’t screw over the franchise he’s been with his whole career; He will give them a list and in the end Philly will choose the team out of the bunch with the best return.

Giroux has no say in what other teams will offer. If he only choose 2-3 teams and none of them are willing to cough up a 1st then either PHI can simply not trade him (and maybe he leaves in FA for nothing) or Giroux can expand the list of teams he'd be willing to go to, but he may not land with a team that has a great chance of winning a cup (the whole reason he'd want to be moved).

As for Bergeron, sure we'd love to first, but if no one is offering it then do you just keep him or do you lower your expectation in a return.

There will be teams willing to give up a 1st, not many times players of his caliber become available. Philly will want to move him than risk losing him in FA unless they have mutual agreement that he would resign.

But do those team fall on Giroux's list of teams he'd take a deal to? That's the question.

Again you need a team that needs a Top6 center, has the cap space for Giroux and is a team that Giroux feels like can contend for a cup. How many teams fit this criteria?

He may not even get traded

You didn't answer my question. How many teams fit the criteria?