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Artemi Panarin was arguably the biggest fish available this trade deadline, and after a last-minute deal before the Olympic break, he is now a member of the Los Angeles Kings.

The entire hockey world has been speculating what the return might be—we took a look at a few potential trade packages ourselves—and given where the market was set, the general consensus was that the return would be huge. NHL reporter Jimmy Murphy even mentioned that the New York Rangers asked for forward Will Smith from the San Jose Sharks or forward Ryan Leonard from the Washington Capitals.

Obviously, this was a no-go, and given that those young players are cornerstones for their franchises, I can understand why. (I can also understand why the Rangers asked, given both their talent and their history of playing with Rangers forward Gabe Perreault.)

So how did we get from players like Will Smith and Ryan Leonard to prospect Liam Greentree and one, possibly two, conditional picks? And what does Greentree bring to the Rangers' prospect pool?

Team: Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

Drafted: 26th overall by...

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