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With that in mind, Kevin Cheveldayoff didn't give up when the Pittsburgh Penguins snatched up Derick Brassard, or when the Toronto Maple Leafs swooped in and acquired Tomas Plekanec.
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If the Carolina Hurricanes are to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, it will be without any help at the NHL trade deadline.
The deadline came and went Monday and general manager Ron Francis stood pat, making no significant move to improve a team that has lost its last five games and was three points out of a wild-card playoff position in the Eastern Conference
“I don’t think we’re at a point where we can give up first-round picks and prospects to try and get something we have for a month or two and hope to get into the playoffs with that rental or a guy who maybe has a year left on his (contract). We didn’t think the prices they were asking for those pieces fit with where we are right now as an organization. … So we ended up sitting tight.”
the longest drought in the NHL. Former owner Peter Karmanos Jr. preached it. Francis,Canes fans have been asked to be patient as the team has failed to reach the playoffs the past eight years, has said much the same, promoted to general manager in 2014, stressing the need to build a strong, lasting foundation through the draft and player development.
It was not a busy day in the NHL, with the Tampa Bay Lightning picking up defenseman Ryan McDonagh and forward JT Miller from the New York Rangers, and forward Evander Kane going from Buffalo to San Jose.
With no deals to discuss, the job security of coach Bill Peters, Francis spent much of his Monday press conference talking about such things as his team’s position,Authentic Ron Parker Jersey, the success or failure of his offseason moves in 2017 and other issues.
Francis acknowledged the recent five-game slide played a part in Monday’s deliberations,Authentic Allen Bailey Jersey, saying, “If you win five or six going into the deadline you feel a lot better about things. If you struggling going into the deadline you look at things a bit differently.”
Francis said in talking to new team owner Tom Dundon,Authentic Eric Fisher Jersey, both believe giving up any of their good young players or a first-round pick in a trade would not be the wise move, short term or long term.
“In my discussions with Tom that’s the way he wanted to proceed,” Francis said. “He feels good about the core of this team. With the playoff drive here in the last 20 games we’re going to get some good information on some of the guys playing when the stakes are a little higher than they have been in the past. That will help us assess if there are things we need to do moving forward.”
That will include a new assessment of those offseason acquisitions from last year: goalie Scott Darling,Authentic Cairo Santos Jersey, forward Justin Williams, center Marcus Kruger and defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk.
“In the summer time you do your homework and you make your deals and you think you’ve got some things in place,” Francis said. “Some work,Authentic Dustin Colquitt Jersey, but you have to get into the season to see how they pan out, some don’t and some it might still be early before we have a final decision on it.”
First-round picks are generally a pretty steep price to pay in a package deal for any player. Over the past decade, players like Rick Nash and Evander Kane,Authentic Marcus Peters Jersey, both of whom are on expiring contracts and would constitute rental acquisitions, they've progressively been included in fewer trade deadline deals. This season, have each been rumored to cost a first-round pick plus additional assets.
Likewise, the Rangers' Michael Grabner has been rumored to cost a first-round pick to to acquire, with his contract also only running through only the next few months.
To get a sense of who could garner a first-round pick in a trade this season, Sporting News takes a look back at players who have cost that price at past deadlines.
The Columbus Blue Jacket acquired defenseman Ian Cole from the Ottawa Senators on Monday for center Nick Moutrey and a 2020 third round draft pick.
Cole has 18 goals and 72 assists in 385 regular season games with Pittsburgh and St. Louis. In 52 games this season with the Penguins, Cole has three goals and 10 assists.
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