what rental do you want

i've been seeing a lot of trade rumors putting the canucks in the mix for the kovalchuk sweepstakes (eg. four teams left in kovalchuk derby) and other rumors and speculation about players like david backes, thomas plekanec, ryan o'byrne and paul kariya.  so my question is, who do you want as a rental player and at what price?

while the team is rolling pretty well right now, and that's with a bandaid back line and demitra at maybe 60% i think that the canucks certainly have some pieces that are superfluous to needs, exhibit a) being cory schneider. hansen doesn't seem to have a spot on a team that is full of speedy slight wingers with mediocre puck skills.  i'm not sure how much the canucks value grabner for the same reason.  would you keep bernier or wellwood if you could get something back for them?  do the canucks need demitra for the stretch run?  and then there are the longer shots in the system like yann sauve, kevin connaughton, evan oberg, anton rodin to name a few.

i'll come out and say that if the canucks can get kovalchuk i would do it, and i'd spend anything outside the current top 6 forwards, luongo (duh), erhoff and edler.  kovalchuk wouldn't play with the sedins, but on a second line with kesler and raymond he would change the complexion of the team and wreak havok on opposing teams' matchups.  barring that (because i think it's highly unlikely to actually happen) i would love to find a good center with size.  backes would be perfect for the canucks but the blues have already shut that down and i believe davidson when he says backes won't be traded.  i would veto tkachuk because even though he fits the profile he's a loser that never does anything in the playoffs.  kariya is nothing the canucks don't currently have lots of and i haven't been impressed with his play when i've watched him this year.

anyway, chip in with your thoughts and wish list.