Florida Panthers General Manager Rick Dudley is playing his cards tight to the chest, and you'd expect that.

Dudley heads to Nashville for the 2003 Entry Draft with the No. 1 pick, and much like last year when he was in the same position, the big question is what will he do with it - keep it or trade it?

Dudley swears that he doesn't know the answer. He says teams have been calling him about what it would take to pry the coveted pick of the litter away from him. But you'd expect him to say that in order to drive up the price.

"To say there has been interest in our pick would be an understatement," Dudley says. "It has been substantial. We definitely would consider moving the pick, but it would have to be for the right package. We're not really interested in a lot of veterans, but if some promising young players were to be offered, we certainly would consider it. Everything has a price."

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