Yep that's the point, now you're shifting a whole bunch of stuff around for what? Maybe a marginal upgrade this season.I agree they should be looking for an upgrade, but it wouldn’t just be replacing say Toews for Trent. They have to trade salary out, and I don’t think throwing Smith into a deal gets them there. They would have to subtract from elsewhere too I believe
Now if they are doing it because they want to solidify their top 3 lines going into the playoffs, that's a whole nother story.