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-Doesn't make sense for Carolina to trade a current lineup positive for a rental. I think you could do Morrow & a pick for Guentzel fully retained but they're not going to move their 3rd best scorer at the deadline. Contenders typically aren't going to want to subtract from their top-6 at the deadline, even if they're bringing in a better player.
-I think Colorado would consider it but I wouldn't think they're giving up Behrens for a rental backup goalie and a 7th D type. I think it would be more likely that they do a mid-round pick for Ned and strip away all the extra moving parts here.
-No idea why the Islanders do this. Even ignoring the NMC that probably only gets waived for a legit contender, you have the fact that Carter has been bad, the fact that the Isles have more than enough depth at C (Horvat-Nelson-Pageau-Cizikas with Barzal ready to slide back over from wing if necessary) and the fact that the Isles have very limited cap space and have more pressing needs.
-As a Jets fan said upthread, Smith would be an interesting fit but kind of handcuffs them this summer. They only have about $13M available with 11F / 4 D / 1 G under contract next year and Cole Perfetti needing a new deal. I think that if he's a rental, it's a go; but the extra year of term actually makes it tough for the Jets to go ahead.
-Same as above - I can't see the Knights moving a solid middle 6 player in Stephenson to bring in a modest upgrade to Malkin. Stephenson's in the last year of a $2.75M AAV deal and has 36 points in 57 GP; Malkin has two more years at $6.1M and has 45 points in 58 GP. It's a modest increase in production for more than double the cap hit, with extra term that will make this summer harder for the Knights (similar to Winnipeg, they only have about $13M in cap space this offseason), and they're adding in a 2nd rounder for all of that. VGK passes.
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