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Well, the point of benching him (and Gaudreau) is to send a message so that they play better. Also, with it being Gaudreau's second benching he should be on the block before Laine who just came off injury. Long story short, neither guy is probably available.
If Laine were to be traded though, the guys/guy that they want would be among those you mentioned as being off-limits. CBJ has a ton of young players/prospects (forwards and defenders) of their own and they are a team that's looking to compete, so they aren't going to be trading a proven player for unproven players. Since Laine is a goal scorer, more than likely they would want Caufield and that's where the talks would end.