Ship a center, but not Craig

With the recent flurry of Eastern Conference centers going down with injuries (namely Jason Spezza and Michael Peca) and the incoming news of another Senator pivot (Mike Fischer) leaving the ice bruised, the rumors of Kings shipping out a veteran center to one of these teams have began to resurface.

And I'm all for them - as long as we mean another veteran center this time. Keep Craig Conroy on the team, what's more - extend him for a year or two at decently low price. And trade Derek Armstrong out east, while he's value has reached all-season maximum.

You could get a decent price for Army if you pulled the trigger in the next one or two weeks. Just review what I offered Ottawa as food for thought almost two months ago and exchange Conroy's name with Army's. As for the Leafs a straight-up trade would be more difficult to come up with. They need a defensive-minded center and would have to be very hard pressed to part with either Brendan Bell or Ian White for Armstrong.