Different TBL trade and adjusted LVK trade

1. Interesting Vegas trade. I dont think its likely that they trade Mcanbb however. Obviously Reaves and Eakin are getting paid a bit too much than Vegas can afford, but neither are true cap dumps because they both hold solid of value. With that being said, they are getting almost no value back for three very solid players

2. Makes 0 sense for NJ to do, they have no need for a center with Hischer, Zacha, Zajac and likely Jack Hughes so theres no point in giving up assets as a rebuilding team

3. Cirelli is a guy Tampa will 100% hang on to. I get they are in cap hell and will have to dump off some players but I think its much more likely for them to but out Callahan and trade a guy like Johnson, Gourde or Miller who all have good value to a team that needs him and hang on to some better pieces like Cirelli

Don't see Kurashev making the team so we might need to sign a top-9 forward. McNabb could be a sneaky good pickup for the Hawks, he and Murphy could do some serious damage as a shutdown pairing. I think if we trade Beaudin then we almost have to take Byram at 3.

Thanks for the comments! The NJ trade was hard for me. They have something like $35M-$40M in cap space. AA cap play the 2-way role that I think they need. He's FAR from a waste considering he's only 2 years left. He can help them either @ C or LW, BUT definitely with net front presence and defensively along the boards. Also, Let's be honest here...It's not like Hughes is coming in and banging the boards. He's going to be a playmaking offensive player. AA is the opposite and can make a team well rounded. Dahlstrom is a secondary piece they can develop on the back end. He can be a serviceable Dman for cheap. As far as TBL goes...the last few days...maybe weeks is the only time Cirelli's been ahead of...Gourde and Johnson... I can hardly believe I'm saying that though. Gourde was last year's darling and now he's getting traded away. I'm just 1 man with 1 opinion, but they should sell high on Cirelli because there aren't many teams willing to take Callahan's contract and teams are going to take advantage of any JT Miller trade because he's got 4 more years @ $5.25M and most of his 47 points comes from playing on the winningest team in NHL history. As far as the Vegas trade. I agree completely. I'm not sure this get's it done, but It's 1 fell swoop and it really fixes LVK's problems with prospects for the now and future. McNabb is the hard one from the LVK perspective. I get it. Thanks again!

Kurashev might not make the team. He spent a long time in camp last year and tore it up BOTH at worlds and in the Q. I am indeed projecting a bit...maybe a bit too much...but I think he's closer to the NHL than people think. I didn't suggest any draft picks...I would be 100% A-OK with Byram @ #3.

Literally everything you said is 100% true, nice to see someone with smarts on here finally.