Andrei Svechnikov put his speed on display over NHL All-Star Weekend, and the trade deadline draws near.
For the Hurricanes to pull off a trade of this magnitude, they will almost certainly need to have an extension ready to go for the player. No one saw Vincent Trocheck and Brady Skjei getting dealt to Carolina at the 2020 deadline, so another surprise could be in order. The team should have a lot of money coming off the books this off-season, though. The team lost a big power forward with goal-scoring ability in Nino Niederreiter over the offseason, and his replacement is done for the year. Perhaps a revitalized Toews could make for a perfect second-line center in between Sebastian Aho and Jordan Staal. The All-Star Break seemingly came at an opportune time for the winger, who is currently riding a 15-game goal drought.
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McCabe would take stress off their top-four group — Jaccob Slavin, Brent Burns, Brady Skjei, Brett Pesce — and plays with the kind of pace the Hurricanes value as a team. He’s not high-risk, but there are times he does find himself on the wrong side of the play in the neutral zone. But it’s a fast game and he isn’t the only NHL defender who struggles with those details at times. If Chicago would be willing to retain money on his $4-million annual cap hit, then clubs would be even more inclined to pony up for a plug-and-play defenceman who battled injuries during his time with the Sabres, but has been healthy and dependable since landing in the Windy City nearly two years ago. McCabe came to the Blackhawks as a free agent before the start of last season — signed by previous GM Stan Bowman rather than the current boss, Kyle Davidson — meaning he really has toiled on some bad outfits for most of his career. The winning stopped in a hurry, though, when he debuted with Kane’s hometown Buffalo Sabres after the squad made him a second-round pick in 2012.
The Wild may need to add a player to continue their playoff dreams. Here are their top five assets for getting a trade done.
They are in a very critical place in their season, and I think there is a strong chance the Wild make a big move either at the deadline or possibly even before. Unless there is a cascade of trades that brings in a better player on the right side, I think the Wild hold onto Dumba until the end of the season and then let him walk into free agency. That is a whole lot of space in a league where over half the teams [are currently utilizing long-term injured reserve](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-gms-not-eager-to-close-ltir-loophole-despite-perceived-abuses/) (LTIR) to function. While it would be silly to offer up this year’s first-rounder due to the expected depth of the draft, next year’s first should be firmly on the table for the right player. The likely scenario that would see one of the aforementioned players leaving would be if the Wild traded for a top-six player and need to send a roster player as part of the return. “[The Wild are] the only team in the league with a top prospect at all six positions (G, C, LW, RW, RHD and LHD) and they’re going to be — spoiler alert! There are plenty of coaches and General Managers in the NHL that covet big bodies and would no doubt love to see if Greenway could thrive under different circumstances. The Wild have the best prospect pool in the entire NHL. While it would depend on the other team involved in the trade, my guess is that Dewar’s speed, penalty-killing abilities, and being locked in at $800,000 for next season would make him the one most teams would be interested in. Past that trio is a strange assortment of wingers and centers that are mostly struggling to find their place in the roster. [Matt Boldy](https://thehockeywriters.com/docs/matthew-matt-boldy/). [Minnesota Wild are struggling in the thick of the season](https://thehockeywriters.com/wild-penalties-loss-coyotes-02-06-2023/) as we near the Mar.