from Rory Boylen of Sportsnet,

There is no shortage of player names being thrown around as potential summer trade candidates, whether for cap reasons or just because their teams are seeking a new look for 2019-20. So today we wanted to focus on some of the biggest names you’ll hear in the rumour mill this summer who, if they were moved, would constitute a blockbuster trade.

JAMIE BENN

Unlike with Kessel, there doesn’t seem to be anything imminent here with Benn. And maybe this one isn’t likely at all. But if you think back to December and CEO Jim Lites ripping into his star players — specifically Benn and Tyler Seguin — for a lack of scoring production, the roots may be there for a summer trade. The Athletic’s Sean Shapiro, who was present when Lites went off, suggested the primary target for those remarks was Benn.

“Seguin may have been ripped, but his attempted public shaming was a side effect of the Scud missile aimed at Benn,” Shapiro wrote. “The Stars’ captain was the true target of Lites’ comments; it was just convenient to include Seguin in the ripping, since he was recently signed to a similar contract.”

Benn’s contract would certainly be the catalyst to any move, but also what could thwart anything from happening. He has full no-trade protection and will make $13 million in salary next season. That’s a lot of money for someone who’s not posting the same offensive totals he did when he first signed....

P.K. SUBBAN

The Predators’ window to win probably isn’t closed yet, but it’s obvious some change is needed. They finished with the 19th-ranked offence and a 12.9 per cent power play that was one of the worst units of the salary cap era. They have about $7.1 million in cap space with 21 players signed and no big, outstanding contracts this summer, but that picture becomes cloudier a year from now.

In the summer of 2020 the Preds will have three big-ticket contracts up. Captain Roman Josi will command a large raise up from his current team-friendly $4 million hit, while Craig Smith and Mikael Granlund, who already combine for $10 million against the cap, will both be UFA eligible. That Nashville didn’t look like the contender they had for a few years by the end of the regular season is reason enough to take a long, hard look at the roster this summer. Their offensive struggles make it even more likely something will happen to bring change. The cap crunch a year from now is a great indicator that GM David Poile, who isn’t at all shy about making a blockbuster swing, will do something big again....

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