Oilers would probably do that. remove one of the seconds for a 3rd and it gets done 100%

In this scenario, why would you not trade Grabner for anything?

only because i'm an idiot and forgot to add him in.... he would likely go for a 1st or a high prospect...imo

only thing is nichushkin would be a waste since he won't touch lindy ruff with a 100 ft pole.. would rather take out one of those firsts, the third and get Heiskanen and a 2018 first rounder.

that does make some sense - i wasn't sure if he would be on a no trade list from dallas perspective...i also just love nichushkin and want another russian to play w/ buchnevich

I don't think any of those trades get done. Nash has been bad this year, so no team is giving up a first and second for a rental who is not playing well. McDonagh is a good player and leader, but 2 firsts and a top prospect is a high asking price for 1 1/2 seasons from him. I still think it's too much if he had 3 or 4 years left on his contract. Holden has proven himself to be serviceable, but nobody is giving up a 2nd for a rental Dman who plays less than 20 minutes per game. Zuc's trade might happen if it's Yamamoto and a 2019 2nd rounder. Lastly, nobody in their right mind drops a first on Michael Grabner. He's a rental who can only generate offense on breakaways, so it's not like he's the kind of player who puts a bubble team over the top.