Bobby Ryan/Ryan Getzlaf – Another pair of marquee “name” forwards from a lost Anaheim hockey bunch that couldn’t put it together despite a good collection of hockey talent. Ryan was already kicked around once this season as a trade target just prior to Bruce Boudreau taking over as the Ducks head coach, but he may truly be gone by the trade deadline. There are warning bells when a player like Ryan doesn’t seem to take well to the coaching staff entrenched in place. But the cost would be prohibitively too high for the Bruins in terms of a contract extension and the roster spot he’d hold on the team. Getzlaf was a physical beast at his best, but it looks like he’s slowing down in a major way. If that’s the case the Bruins wouldn’t be trading for a player well on the way to the back nine of his career. Both players would require draft picks, a young nucleus of NHL caliber talent, prospects and anything else the Bruins could provide. If Anaheim gets hot enough to deal either of these two high-profile forwards, they'll get a high return on the investment.

Lubomir Visnovsky/Nicklas Grossman/Pavel Kubina – A trio of veteran defensemen on mid-level or bad hockey teams capable of handling themselves offensively while adding something to their team’s transition game. There are at least five additional defensemen that could be added here if the B's make a simple depth move. None of the aforementioned players would cause the Bruins to wholly compromise their large storage closet of salary cap space heading into the deadline, and all would be an upgrade over Joe Corvo over the final few months.