"LOL no." -- Rob Blake.

Canes might accept that.

Only one that's off is LA. Don't think they would see Hart and Provorov as the players that get them to that next level. Also dont think they move Brandt, they need another player that's going to be a top line player in the same window as Byfield and I think that's their plan.

Call Detroit if you wanna sell Hayes please. I'll give ya a 2nd and a kicker and you won't have to retain as much

Ha, ha, no, we're not trading Brandt Clarke. And there's a reason why we traded for soon-to-be-free-agent Erik Portillo's rights.

If it's true Hayes wants to be in Columbus to play with Gaudreau he's probably putting Detroit and any other team that could reasonably fit/use him on their team on his 12 team no trade list.

Well if they have to retain money it might be a bigger list that could take him on.

Off the top of my head he probably would only have to worry about Vancouver, Colorado, St Louis, Winnipeg, Carolina, Detroit and maybe Boston if both Bergeron and Krejci retire.

You think he's going to be ready for a Cup contender right away? Not a chance! Hart would sore up your G situation for the next 10+ years, why would you not want that? Remember what Quick did for you?

Ha, ha, No. You'd get much better odds that Brandt Clarke will be the next Drew Doughty than you will that Carter Hart will be the next Jonathan Quick.

Maybe in 5 years but they are trying to win now. Hart gives them a much better chance at that than playing a 20 year old D man 3rd pairing minutes.

You mean like that useless bum Owen Power?

Didn’t realize BUF considered themselves contenders.