Laine

They might accept if you took out their pick.

Without an extension in place, I feel like his value isn't that far off from Kessel when he was traded to Pittsburgh. Kessel got a late 1st and Kapanen. Laine is a bit better so I feel a 2C, B+ prospect, and moving 4 spots up at the top of a good draft is pretty fair. If we don't swap picks I'd probably do the Boston 1st or our 2nd and another prospect (or like Heinien/Milano) in addition to rico and one of the LW kids (Jones/Comtois). 6 OA is near untouchable for us, we don't get many opportunities for top talent, hence why I think we should trade depth for a superstar like Laine, to pair with 6 OA and Zegras as the next core.

sorry forgot to quote in my response above

I would say there is no chance the Jets accept a declining 30 year old with a bad contact as a main piece for Laine.

You lose all credibility when you use that as an excuse. He’s doesn’t have a bad contract and he’s not on the decline. 26 goal 2Cs are hard to come by. You can say that package isn’t enough but not based on your reasoning.