(Trade deadline special) Will first rounders be moved at the deadline?

                A report surfaced last week saying there was not any 1rst rounder’s available at this year’s trade deadline day? If that were to be the case it would be for a few reasons.

1>     Some sellers are playing a game of chicken with the sellers in hopes prices will drop. As an example; Habs played chicken with Isles last year at the deadline; Garth Snow blinked with 15-20 mins left and the Habs got Vanek got cheap (marginal prospect + 2^nd rounder). The sellers know for a fact Chris Stewart, Jeff Petry and Andrej Sekara will be traded; they hope like them, no other team’s steps up and pays the price.

2>     Serious contenders in both East/West sometimes don’t react until one of the teams neck and neck with them makes a bold move, forcing them to react themselves.  If the Isles acquire Lupul and Polak from the Leafs; (at the deadline) within minutes the Pens, Rangers, Capitals might become more desperate where a prospect or draft pick not available before all of a sudden is included.

3>     The 3^rd reasons first rounders has not been made available some of the rentals are just quite clearly not worth it. Petry, Zdynek Michalek, and Marek Zidlicky are not difference makers so they at no time are worth the cost.

Need to know

                At this time Pittsburgh, Nashville, Islanders, Rangers and Blues DO NOT have a 1rst rounder for this year’s draft. Teams likely if any to move a first rounder would be Tampa Bay (have 2), Anaheim and Capitals .