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TAMPA, Florida – Bob Gainey had a decision to make at the 1999 NHL trade deadline.
The general manager of the Dallas Stars at that time had a special team consisting of Brett Hull, Mike Modano, Joe Nieuwendyk and Derian Hatcher. There was a world-class goalie at Ed Belfour and a future Coaches Hall of Fame member, Ken Hitchcock, behind the bench. They have won 51 regular season games.
But at the trade deadline, were there players available that were tempting? Players who could have made them better?
Sure. But not at a price that makes sense.
So the Stars have not moved. And they ended up winning the Stanley Cup.
Craig Button was the research director for this team in Dallas and he thinks the Lightning can do the same after missing the trading deadline on Monday. When you're 47-11-4 and you're on the pace of the most points in NHL history, what do you need more?
"There is only one elite team in the NHL," said Button, now a TSN analyst, …
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