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The BEST Deadline Pickup May be...? Plus Leafs/Sharks Trade?

January 22, 2020, 12:09 PM ET [56 Comments]
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33 Days. That's all folks. 33 Days until the February 24th Trade Deadline...And after tonight's two games the NHL takes a 4 day weekend for the NHL All-Stars to do their thing. However, the one thing that feels the most obvious here is the GMs aren't going to be sleeping in on this break. There is work to be done and the list of players available continues to grow...

As is the tradition of this time of year, teams are looking to add scoring or defensive depth...some both...No one is looking at backups (even though that will return to bite them almost always)

Interestingly, the best player a team could add may now be available...

On Kyle Palmieri...

I am told Palmieri was a player that Shero didn't want to move. And he shouldn't be moved. He is only 28, he has one more year on his contract at 4.7, and he has 31 points in 44 games...Even more remarkable is the fact that on a team that is -47 in goal differential, Palmieri is a PLUS 4. That is truly staggering. The Devils new interim GM, Tom Fitzgerald, could get a very large return on Palmieri, and I am told he is considering the options.

The fact is, Palmieri may be the best player available this deadline for a team looking to make a playoff run. He is the rare combination of two-way player, scorer, and playmaker. He is as balanced as they come, and he plays a tough game on top of it all..

Who may take a shot?

I am told Nashville, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Colorado, and Edmonton are the most interested, but the list of teams with some interest is probably easier mentioned in terms of the few teams who WOULDN'T be interested....and those teams only because they don't want to give up a first-round pick or simply don't have one.

Kapanen in a deal for Dillon?


It wouldn't be straight up for sure, but I am told the Leafs and Sharks have discussed a deal that would send Dillon (plus) to Toronto and Kapanen to San Jose. Doug Wilson loves Kasperi. More on this is my next blog which will get into Toronto's current rumored plan...I will have that one for you soon...



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