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Seven of the top nine players on TSN’s latest Trade Bait list are on Canadian clubs – three from the Calgary Flames: No. 1 Calgary centre Elias Lindholm, No. 2 Calgary right defenceman Chris Tanev, No. 3 Montreal goalie Jake Allen, No. 4 Montreal centre Sean Monahan, No. 6 Ottawa right winger Vladimir Tarasenko, No. 7 Calgary left defenceman Noah Hanifin and No. 9 Vancouver left winger Andrei Kuzmenko.

At least three of the teams are highly motivated buyers, while Winnipeg is certain to be seeking ways to somehow improve on recent perfection, likely at forward. Vancouver, Toronto and Edmonton are all in the market for defencemen.