[If Pittsburgh is desperate and find no other defenseman with a similar pedigree and price tag, pick could be upgraded to a 2nd instead]

[Calgary would be the only other team I could see, pushing for goaltending insurance but that is an if, thus hurting the trade value of Howard. If Carolina is in the thick of it though, they could really use an upgrade in net, and have a plethora of D. Saarijarvi isn't close to Bean but it gives them a prospect to replace him in this system. This, assuming Detroit doesn't re-sign Howard]

[Ok, so this one requires 3 players to waive clauses, which probably wouldn't happen. But maybe a scenario plays out where Lucic isn't happy in Edmonton, and Nyquist wants a chance to play for a playoff spot and with Connor McDavid. Ericsson, may see the writing on the wall that he is wanted out of Detroit and maybe Blash finally sits him. As for Bouchard, a top prospect coming back would make up for taking on Lucic's awful contract and Hicketts will get more playing time in Edmonton's system than Detroit]

[Simple trade where Tampa boosts it's vet presence and offense without giving up a roster player for the Cup run]