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This is... certainly a post.
Ek is the only center we have worthy of a "top 6 center" title. He is on a bargain of a contract, played a huge role on one of the best defensive lines in the NHL, and he was one of the few players that showed up in the postseason aside from Kaprizov. I can't see any way he's moved unless it's a stupid overpayment, this is not. I don't see a need for Chychrun when we have Brodin already, Middleton was a good fit on the top pairing, and Lambos is developing in our system.
Fiala is a 25 year old PPG winger that can take over games, and we're trading him for a middle 6 winger and a 3 round pick? Boston would have to add significantly to make this work.