from Fluto Shinzawa of the Bosotn Globe,

For now, the cost is too expensive for general manager Peter Chiarelli.

Prices will decrease by Monday. There is no way Buffalo GM Tim Murray, for example, will go beyond the deadline without moving right wing Chris Stewart for futures. The right-shot Stewart would fall into the rental category. To this point, Murray has demanded a second-round pick and a prospect for Stewart.

“It’s high. It’s really high,” Chiarelli said of the overall rental market. “I don’t know if that’s the answer. It’s just really high.

“You have to look at all angles. What happens is that teams look at your fortunes and the price keeps going up and up and up. At some point, you have to pay a price. I understand that. I’ve done that before. I’ve shown that we do deals and we pay.”

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