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Looking For A First Round Draft Pick At The Trade Deadline

02/20/2019 at 12:44pm EST

from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

Seven first-round picks were swapped last year during the deadline period, the most in a decade. Paul Stastny, Evander Kane, Rick Nash, Derick Brassard, Ryan McDonagh/J.T. Miller, Tomas Tatar and Ryan Hartman each netted a first.

Which players could fetch a first-round pick this year?

To start, the Big Three are a given: Stone, Duchene and Artemi Panarin, who still remains more likely than not to be traded.

Then there is the next group, which likely includes rugged two-time 30-goal scorer Wayne Simmonds and rangy centre Kevin Hayes, who is already nearing his career-high of 49 points.

The wild cards are Ryan Dzingel, Mats Zuccarello and Jimmy Howard. Depending on the circumstances, any one of them could bring back a first-round pick.

The Red Wings have been holding out for one for Howard, who is a candidate to re-sign in Detroit even if he finishes this season as a rental elsewhere. The Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes are believed to have kicked the tires on Howard recently.

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