Wings out Centers in

Nah

So you give up crap to acquire Tarasenko? Then trade him to Toronto for a haul. Yeah sorry slick it doesn't work that way.

Canes certainly pass. First of all, they can’t afford to move any Center without a similar or better C coming back. Secondly, KK is the long term replacement for Staal in the worst case scenario, so they aren’t going to move him, let alone for pieces they are already rather deep at.

If the Pens are wanting to move Rakell, I could see the Canes being interested as a reclamation project. That being said, I doubt the Canes would spend any big assets on Rakell, especially since he is on the wrong side of 30.

Why wouldn't Ottawa just cut out the middle man??

Uh... Canes laugh at you. Rakell is what 10 years older than KK and has a whole 1 point more. Smith doesn't do anything. You keep Rakell LOL