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For a top-5/6 pick? Not a chance, mostly because I don't think Necas is the game-breaking star forward Columbus needs. He's a decent 1st liner and very good 2nd liner, which is...exactly what we already have in theory (JG, Laine, Johnson, Marchenko).
With so many other forwards to sift through, I could see a trade for Necas if it's something like Johnson + Texier for Necas + 3rd, or similar. A hockey trade where Columbus gets the better player now, and sends out a player that would be competing with Necas for that spot. Carolina saves some cap and gets someone back with that kind of potential, plus a cheap and decent roster player. Anything else, though, and Columbus is out. Even moving Johnson is extremely unlikely.