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Cautious? Most GMs will be too tempted by Feb. 26 deadline

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Monday, February 18, 2008

NAPLES, Fla. -- The average American household with at least one credit card is about $10,000 in debt. Why? Because we are a society of consumers. We like things. The more things, the better. NHL GMs are no different. No matter how often they talk about being cautious at trade deadline time, no matter how often they cite the need to protect their draft picks and prospects, GMs across the NHL will start to feel their eyes glaze over and begin to chant "Buy, buy, buy" in their best Fred Flintston ...

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