Los Angeles GM Dean Lombardi could don a paper hat and apron, and set up a stand in the Ritz Carlton lobby this week, with his team in 30th place in the 30-team NHL and the trading deadline set for Feb. 26. But he wasn't predicting a lot of action.
"The reality is, it's sometimes hard to do a deal in Naples," Lombardi said. "Everybody is in same room for most of the day, and when they leave the room you're in groups of two, three, four guys. Sometimes you might want to talk, but it's a hard atmosphere to talk to them in.
"So it works the other way: the reality is, if you want to talk seriously, it's still easier to pick up the phone. That's the irony."
TALKING SWAP?
TALKING SWAP? (National Post) 
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