Many Winnipeg fans posting do not appear to want to part with what would be the most likely price for some of the D men mentioned.
For example, there were 34 scouts in Buffalo last night, multiple ones from Winnipeg. Freidman and Burke discussed it, said they were all there to see Risto. Anaheim had an enlarged contingent as well as Dallas. So, Winnipeg is looking, but, Buffalo fans would tell you it's an Ehler's type return, top 6 RW'er, Winnipeg fans don't like that, and rightly so, it's a steep price. But Buffalo fans have their fingers on the pulse of what Botterill has been saying, others around the organization are reporting, they are correct as well.
This is an example, but, it is what threads like this normally digress in to. What the actual price Winnipeg is willing to pay to address their D, only Winnipeg fans can answer that, hence my comment on why they are as equally correct as teams like Buffalo's fans, who have an asset that may meet the criteria.