the more i think about it, the more it becomes tougher to say if you truly need a number 1 d to win a cup, or even what that means anymore. Pretty much been the pens, hawks, and kings winning recently. Pens i think owe most of it to crosby and malkin, and then they build around it. Do i think letang is a true stud d? Prob not, just a good fit with what that team can do. Think hawks are very similar to that in building around kane/toews, and keith perhaps being closer to a stud than letang imo. Kings perhaps were built more defensively around quick. So i would def say don't do anything stupid like trade mantha for a younger d prospect just because. If anything move on nyq/aa in a package deal if need be. Personally would say just move nyq in a package with perhaps some picks for someone. Maybe if we move daley for picks use that haul plus nyq plus maybe some smaller pieces to a team desperate for offense idk.