"No, it has no influence! They've been in the league too long. They've been in the league too long. They've been in every game, so it's not a game or two or three or four that make them better all of a sudden. The scouts know that they are pushing because they want to get out of their environment to go to a winning team. [...] These guys are not transformed tomorrow morning. Mike Hoffman is Mike Hoffman and he's the Mike Hoffman of this year, last year and the year before. Dadonov is the same thing. They have their strengths and weaknesses. No matter what happens between now and the trade period, it's already in the plans or not in the plans of the managers to trade for them." - Guy Boucher