Trading a top-six starter is possible
Luke Kunin is a useful asset at this deadline as the 24-year-old would be a solid addition to the aforementioned package deal for a high quality player.
Kunin, an RFA this offseason, currently makes $2.3 million. He has19 points (11 goals and 8 assists) in 53 games this season, but his biggest contribution is his hitting.
Kunin is ninth in the NHL in hits and would be a strong addition to any team that adds him, especially a team lacking physicality.
In an ideal world, the Nashville Predators would be able to acquire a top tier player without involving Kunin in the trade, but if that’s what it takes, then the Predators should do it. Goal scoring is a much larger problem for the Predators than physicality.